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