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A picture as sensational as its subject!
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$310000
Revenue
$822000
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
1931-09-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
41
Vote Average
6.744
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Edward G. Robinson
Joseph W. Randall
Marian Marsh
Jenny Townsend
H.B. Warner
Michael Townsend
Anthony Bushell
Phillip Weeks
George E. Stone
Ziggie Feinstein
Frances Starr
Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend
Ona Munson
Kitty Carmody
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
Jack Wise
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