Search results
The Murder Man: Directed by Tim Whelan. With Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Harvey Stephens. When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate.
- (1.3K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Tim Whelan
- 1935-07-12
The Murder Man is a 1935 American crime-drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, and Lionel Atwill, and directed by Tim Whelan. The picture was Tracy's first film in what would be a twenty-year career with MGM .
Murder Man, The (1935) -- (Movie Clip) Very Fatally Dead In the press room at the precinct, crime beat reporters (William Demarest, Bobby Watson, Lucien Littlefield, Fuzzy Knight, and James Stewart as "Shorty") get word of a big time killing, early in The Murder Man, 1935.
- Tim Whelan, Dave Friedman
- Spencer Tracy
Summaries. When a crooked businessman is fatally shot, a hotshot New York newspaper reporter specializing in murder stories narrows in on the dead man's associate. Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is ...
Mar 28, 2015 · The Murder Man is little remembered today, but at the time of its release—a time before anybody knew that major films like Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938) awaited Tracy—critics spent most of their ink heaping praise on MGM’s newest talent property, Tracy.
Released July 12th, 1935, 'The Murder Man' stars Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Harvey Stephens The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a user score of 70 (out ...
The Murder Man is one of several newspaper films from the 1930's that ran the gamut of dramatic to comedic, like The Front Page and His Girl Friday respectively. What it has in common with both is its lightning quick pace and snappy dialog. What it lacks is a believable story and compelling, well drawn characters.
