Grand Exit (1935)

Director:

Erle C. Kenton

Writers:

C. Graham Baker (story), Lionel Houser,

Stars:

Edmund Lowe, Ann Sothern, Onslow Stevens

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Edmund Lowe	...	Thomas Ignatius 'Tom' Fletcher
Ann Sothern	...	Adrienne Martin / Adeline Maxwell
Onslow Stevens	...	John Grayson
Robert Middlemass	...	Fire Chief Mulligan
Wyrley Birch	...	Warden
Selmer Jackson	...	District Attorney Cope
Guy Usher	...	Police Chief Roberts
Miki Morita	...	Noah
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alma Chester	...	Janitor's Wife (scenes deleted)
Stuart Holmes	...	Baldheaded Doorman (scenes deleted)
Mike Lally	...	Taxi Driver (scenes deleted)
George Lloyd	...	Mugg (scenes deleted)
Louis Natheaux	...	Headwaiter (scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

arson | detective

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 October 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

El gran final

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

68 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

A low budget THIN MAN knock-off style mystery, romantic comedy with plenty of snappy comebacks and hilarious repartee!

Dashing Edmund Lowe plays insurance investigator Tom Fletcher who is hot on the trail of an arsonist. He is helped by his dedicated assistant John Grayson (Onslow Stevens) even though they both suspect each other eventually. Of course they are harassed by authority figures played by great character actors including Edward Van Sloan as the curmudgeonly board of directors and Robert Middlemass as Fire Chief Mulligan. Because Fletcher always demands a huge fee for his services, he finds himself one of the suspects in this latest rash of deliberate fires. A surprise plot-twist puts Fletcher and heroine/suspect Adrienne Martin (Ann Sothern) on the scent of the real firebug. This modest Columbia production was distinguished by several spectacular and real fire scenes that probably came from newsreel footage, all of which quickly found their way into the studio's stock-footage files. Good, tough dialogue and nice pacing by director Kenton.