最后的五颗星 (1931)
Five Star Final
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.
演员阵容
- 爱德华·罗宾逊 — Joseph W. Randall
- Marian Marsh — Jenny Townsend
- H.B. Warner — Michael Townsend
- Anthony Bushell — Phillip Weeks
- George E. Stone — Ziggie Feinstein
- Frances Starr — Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend
- Ona Munson — Kitty Carmody
- 鲍里斯·卡洛夫 — T. Vernon Isopod
- Aline MacMahon — Miss Taylor
- Oscar Apfel — Bernard Hinchecliffe
- Purnell Pratt — Robert French
- Robert Elliott — R.J. Brannegan
趣闻
- 票房：US$82.2万
- 预算：US$31万
- 票房达到预算的 2.7 倍
- 改编自：Five Star Final
- 获奖：0 · 提名：1
Five Star Final is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film about the excesses of tabloid journalism directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was by Robert Lord and Byron Morgan based on the 1930 play of the same name by Louis Weitzenkorn. The title refers to the practice of newspapers publishing a series of editions throughout the day, with their final-edition front page having five stars printed and the word "Final." "Five Star Final" is also a font introduced during World War I then favored by newspapers for its narrow type.
Production
The film was based on a play written by Louis Weitzenkorn after his stint as editor of Bernarr Macfadden's New York Evening Graphic, a sensationalist tabloid of the 1920s. The play ran for 175 performances on Broadway in 1930 and 1931.
Producer Hal B. Wallis wanted the press room set to appear authentic, and sent Warner Bros. staff members to study the design of two actual newspaper offices. The film was in production from April 14 through May 11, 1931.
The film was made in the same year as was Little Caesar, Robinson's breakthrough film. Cast member Boris Karloff also broke through with his iconic portrayal of the monster in Frankenstein later that same year.
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