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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.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Tim Whelan
- 1935-07-12
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john ten broeck tracy louise treadwell tracy louise treadwell louise tracy spencer tracy movies and tv shows clark gable spencer tracy and katharine hepburn katharine hepburn 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. Tracy plays an investigative reporter who specializes in murder cases.
Mar 28, 2015 · The Murder Man would be a routine murder mystery if not for Spencer Tracy’s intense performance in an unconventional leading role. Tracy, giving it his all in his first movie under contract to MGM, plays alcoholic Daily Star reporter Steve Grey, dubbed “The Murder Man” for his ace coverage of sensational murder cases.
The Murder Man is a brisk B-movie, remembered not only as James Stewart's debut but as Spencer Tracy's first film under his MGM contract. A year earlier, Tracy had appeared in an MGM picture called The Show-Off on a loanout from Fox.
- Tim Whelan, Dave Friedman
- Spencer Tracy
James Stewart gets only one moment to shine in his 1935 feature film debut, but it’s a good one. He plays reporter Shorty in The Murder Man, starring Spencer Tracy, and in his brief role, Stewart has a great scene where with pluck and charm he entices Tracy to come out of hiding.
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Tim Whelan
Steve Grey (Spencer Tracy) is an ace newspaper reporter with a keen eye for details on the homicide beat. So, when a local rogue is shot and killed, the police pay special attention to Grey's...
- Crime, Drama
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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 one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence.