The Final Edition
| The Final Edition | |
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| Directed by | Howard Higgin |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Jack Dennis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Final Edition is a 1932 pre-Code American crime tragedy film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Pat O'Brien, Mae Clarke and Morgan Wallace.[1] Made by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a story by Roy Chanslor.[2][3]
Synopsis
[edit]The squabbling city editor and a hotshot female reporter eventually join forces to try to bring down a major crime syndicate, responsible for the murder of the new police commissioner.
Cast
[edit]- Pat O'Brien as Sam 'Brad' Bradshaw
- Mae Clarke as Ann Woodman
- Morgan Wallace as Neil Selby
- Bradley Page as Sid Malvern
- Mary Doran as Patsy King
- James Donlan as Freddie
- Phil Tead as Dan Cameron - Reporter
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Police Lieutenant Daniels
- Bertha Mann as Jane Conroy
- Wallis Clark as Police Commissioner Jim Conroy
- Lydia Knott as Jim Conroy's Mother
- Bill Elliott as Reporter
- Harry Holman as Harry - Newspaperman
- Hal Price as Dave - Bradshaw's Assistant
- Harry Strang as First Selby Hood
- Kit Guard as Second Selby Hood
References
[edit]- ↑ "Movie Review - - Yellow Journalism. - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. February 22, 1932. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ↑ Gates, Philippa (2011). Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438434063. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ↑ Langman p.127
Bibliography
[edit]- Langman, Larry. The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900-1996. McFarland & Company, 1998.
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