
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

Charles Coleman
Doorman (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)

Edward Keane
Joe - Editor (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews
Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney (uncredited)

James Stewart
Shorty

William Demarest
'Red' Maguire

Selmer Jackson
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Al Bridge
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)

Fuzzy Knight
'Buck' Hawkins

Louise Henry
Lillian Hopper

Howard Hickman
Howard Jennings (uncredited)

Spencer Tracy
Steven 'Steve' Grey

Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon

Harvey Stephens
Henry Mander

John Sheehan
Sweeney

Theodore von Eltz
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)

Bobby Watson
Carey Booth

Robert Warwick
Colville

James Flavin
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

Lucien Littlefield
Rafferty

Lionel Atwill
Captain Cole

Robert Barrat
Robins

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Pendleton

Cyril Ring
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)

Harry Tyler
Doc Warren (uncredited)

William Collier Sr.
'Pop' Grey

George Chandler
Sol Hertzberger

Lita Chevret
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)