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The Murder Man (1935)

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. He leads the police through
an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted
and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with
Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before
Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his
recorded dictation, she realizes why.

Directed by Tim Whelan

Writing credits: Tim Whelan, Guy Bolton, Tim Whelan,
John C. Higgins

Cast:

Spencer Tracy ....  Steven 'Steve' Grey
Virginia Bruce ....  Mary Shannon
Lionel Atwill ....  Police Capt. Cole
Harvey Stephens ....  Henry Mander
Robert Barrat ....  Hal Robins
James Stewart ....  Shorty, reporter
William Collier Sr. ....  'Pop' Grey
Bobby Watson ....  Carey Booth (reporter)
William Demarest ....  'Red' Maguire (reporter)
John Sheehan ....  Det. Maxie Sweeney
Lucien Littlefield ....  Peter J. Rafferty (shooting gallery owner)
George Chandler ....  Sol Hertzberger (reporter)
Fuzzy Knight ....  'Buck' Hawkins (reporter)
Louise Henry ....  Lillian Hopper
Robert Warwick ....  Coleville (defense attorney)
Joe Irving ....  Tony
Ralph Bushman ....  Pendleton (reporter)
Stanley Andrews ....  Police Commissioner
Irving Bacon ....  Merry-go-round operator
William Bailey ....  Welch (police photographer)
Al Bridge ....  Judge John C. Garfield
James P. Burtis ....  Police homicide sergeant
Jack Cheatham ....  Investor
Lita Chevret ....  Clara (Robins' secretary)
Davison Clark ....  Sing-Sing Warden Powell
Charles Coleman ....  Doorman
Heinie Conklin ....  Warden's secretary
Ed Coppo ....  Fingerprint expert
Jack Daley ....  Desk sergeant in captain's outer office
Charles Delaney ....  Policeman
Harry Depp ....  Short investor
John Dilson ....  Meltzer (city editor)
James Donlan ....  Bartender #2
James Flavin ....  Policeman at merry-go-round
Robert Frazier ....  Doctor
George Guhl ....  Miller (policeman at Mander's outer office)
Howard C. Hickman ....  Howard Jennings
Selmer Jackson ....  Lt. White (ballistics expert)
Edward Keane ....  Joe (editor)
Wilbur Mack ....  Bartender questioned by 'Shorty'
Larry McGrath ....  Smitty (policeman)
Tom McGuire ....  Detective
Bob Murphy ....  Policeman holding back investors
Frank O'Connor ....  Reporter
Milton Owen ....  Tall thin waiter
Reginald Pash ....  Third Mate on ferry
James Pierce ....  Sing Sing guard
Cyril Ring ....  Man at defense table
Jeanie Roberts ....  Mabel
Matty Roubert ....  Newsboy
Larry Steers ....  Investor in Mander's outer office
Ben Taggart ....  Dave (Sing Sing guard)
Charles Trowbridge ....  District Attorney
Harry Tyler ....  Doc Warren
Theodore von Eltz ....  James Spencer Halford

Produced by Harry Rapf
Original Music by William Axt, Edward Ward
Cinematography by Lester White
Film Editing by James E. Newcom
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director David Friedman
Art Department Eddie Imazu ....  associate art director
Edwin B. Willis ....  associate art director
Sound Department Douglas Shearer ....  sound director   


Runtime: 69 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: USA:Approved (PCA #1035)

Trivia: James Stewart spoke his first movie line in this film: "Hi, Joe."

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