FIVE STAR FINAL.
Edward G Robinson & H B Warner,
Marian Marsh, Boris Karloff, Ona Munson.
Dir: Mervyn Le Roy, 1931, Warner Bros.
SYNOPSIS:
This flick (about a unscrupulous, sensationalist rag that brings about a cruel tragedy) set a trend of fast-talking, self-important movies based around newspaper of the 30s. It was remade five years later as Two Against the World with Humphrey Bogart."It had a budget more than twice that of Little Caesar, although I got the same $35, 000 salary. It was my biggest film to date and I will always regard my role as one of the most important in my career. It fits into my reform-the-world complex."
- Edward G Robinson.REVIEWS:
"All the elements to make a hit attraction."
- Variety.
