Five Star Final
“A picture as sensational as its subject!”
1931 · 1 h 29 min
Mervyn LeRoyCast
Edward G. Robinson 
Marian Marsh 
H.B. Warner 
Anthony Bushell 
George E. Stone Frances Starr
Credits
Written by: Louis Weitzenkorn
Plot
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to dig up an old scandal.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mervyn LeRoy's pre-Code drama, with Edward G. Robinson, is fast and bitter, a sharp attack on tabloid journalism.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (2,979 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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