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