The Murder Man
He knows the truth BUT HE CAN'T TALK!
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.
Cast
Robert Barrat
Robins
William Collier Sr.
'Pop' Grey
George Chandler
Sol Hertzberger
Louise Henry
Lillian Hopper
Fuzzy Knight
'Buck' Hawkins
Al Bridge
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Colville
Lita Chevret
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)
James Flavin
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens
Henry Mander
James Stewart
Shorty
Theodore von Eltz
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Doc Warren (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Carey Booth
Howard Hickman
Howard Jennings (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Joe - Editor (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Doorman (uncredited)
Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon
Lionel Atwill
Captain Cole
John Sheehan
Sweeney
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Pendleton
Spencer Tracy
Steven 'Steve' Grey
William Demarest
'Red' Maguire
Lucien Littlefield
Rafferty
Heinie Conklin
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)