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