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