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Five Star Final
Five Star Final

Five Star Final

A picture as sensational as its subject!

Genres

CrimeDrama

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Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

Others

Budget

$310000

Revenue

$822000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

6.57/10

Release Date

26 September 1931

Country

United States of America

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Joseph W. Randall

Marian Marsh

Marian Marsh

Jenny Townsend

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Michael Townsend

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Phillip Weeks

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Ziggie Feinstein

Frances Starr

Frances Starr

Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend

Ona Munson

Ona Munson

Kitty Carmody

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

T. Vernon Isopod

Aline MacMahon

Aline MacMahon

Miss Taylor

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Bernard Hinchecliffe

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Robert French

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

R.J. Brannegan

Polly Walters

Polly Walters

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

James P. Burtis

Richard Carlyle

Richard Carlyle

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

James Donlan

James Donlan

Evelyn Hall

Evelyn Hall

Gladys Lloyd

Gladys Lloyd

Arnold Lucy

Arnold Lucy

Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

William H. Strauss

William H. Strauss

David Torrence

David Torrence

Harold Waldridge

Harold Waldridge

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

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