
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

Lucien Littlefield
Rafferty

Louise Henry
Lillian Hopper

Lita Chevret
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)

Edward Keane
Joe - Editor (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
District Attorney (uncredited)

Spencer Tracy
Steven 'Steve' Grey

William Collier Sr.
'Pop' Grey

Fuzzy Knight
'Buck' Hawkins

Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Pendleton

Bobby Watson
Carey Booth

John Sheehan
Sweeney

Selmer Jackson
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

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

Harvey Stephens
Henry Mander

Lionel Atwill
Captain Cole

James Stewart
Shorty

Robert Warwick
Colville

Harry Tyler
Doc Warren (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews
Police Commissioner (uncredited)

Virginia Bruce
Mary Shannon

Howard Hickman
Howard Jennings (uncredited)

Al Bridge
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)

George Chandler
Sol Hertzberger

William Demarest
'Red' Maguire

Heinie Conklin
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)

Cyril Ring
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)

Charles Coleman
Doorman (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)