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
James Flavin
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon
Robert Barrat
Robins
James Stewart
Shorty
Bobby Watson
Carey Booth
Lionel Atwill
Captain Cole
George Chandler
Sol Hertzberger
Lita Chevret
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Harvey Stephens
Henry Mander
William Demarest
'Red' Maguire
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Pendleton
Edward Keane
Joe - Editor (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)
Lucien Littlefield
Rafferty
Fuzzy Knight
'Buck' Hawkins
Howard Hickman
Howard Jennings (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)
Louise Henry
Lillian Hopper
Selmer Jackson
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
Doc Warren (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Doorman (uncredited)
Spencer Tracy
Steven 'Steve' Grey
William Collier Sr.
'Pop' Grey
Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney (uncredited)
John Sheehan
Sweeney
Heinie Conklin
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Warwick
Colville
Theodore von Eltz
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)