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Five Star Final

1931 · 89 min

A grim, fast-talking pre-Code morality play that turns newspaper sensationalism into a slow, suffocating tragedy you watch with mounting dread.

Tagline
A picture as sensational as its subject!
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Byron Morgan
Starring
Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone, Frances Starr, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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