Overview

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.

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Cast

Spencer Tracy

Steven 'Steve' Grey

Virginia Bruce

Mary Shannon

Lionel Atwill

Captain Cole

Harvey Stephens

Henry Mander

Robert Barrat

Robins

James Stewart

Shorty

William Collier Sr.

'Pop' Grey

Bobby Watson

Carey Booth

William Demarest

'Red' Maguire

John Sheehan

Sweeney

Lucien Littlefield

Rafferty

George Chandler

Sol Hertzberger