United States / Sep 10, 1931 / NR / New York City, New York
A picture as sensational as its subject!
1h 29min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Boris Karloff | T. Vernon Isopod |
| Aline MacMahon | Miss Taylor |
| Oscar Apfel | Bernard Hinchecliffe |
| Purnell Pratt | Robert French |
| Robert Elliott | R.J. Brannegan |
| Polly Walters | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| James P. Burtis | |
| Richard Carlyle | |
| Frank Darien | |
| James Donlan | |
| Evelyn Hall | |
| Gladys Lloyd | |
| Arnold Lucy | |
| Franklin Parker | |
| William H. Strauss | |
| David Torrence | |
| Harold Waldridge |
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Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Five Star Final |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The Vitaphone Corporation, First National Pictures |
| Release date | 26 settembre 1931 |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis |
| Writer | Byron Morgan, Louis Weitzenkorn, Robert Lord |
| Editing | Frank Ware |
| Cinematography | Sol Polito |
| Assistant directors | Gordon Hollingshead, Mervyn LeRoy |
| Camera operators | Sol Polito |
| Additional photography | Sol Polito |
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| Production design | Jack Okey |
| Art direction | Jack Okey |
| Set decoration | Jack Okey |
| Costume design | Earl Luick |
| Makeup | Earl Luick |
| Hairstyling | Earl Luick |
| Budget | 310.000 € |
| Revenue | 822.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Sep 26, 1931
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