The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case... with tragic results.
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| Edward G. Robinson | ... | 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 | |
| Boris Karloff | ... | T. Vernon Isopod | |
| Aline MacMahon | ... | Miss Taylor | |
| Oscar Apfel | ... | Bernard Hinchecliffe | |
| Purnell Pratt | ... | Robert French | |
| Robert Elliott | ... | R. J. Brannegan | |
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Hinchcliffe, the ruthless publisher of a sleazy New York tabloid, is concerned that the ethical journalistic policies of City Editor Randall have caused a drop in circulation. He pressures the newsman to run more sensational stories including resurrecting the twenty year old Vorhees Murder Case. Although the perpetrator's actions were ultimately judged justifiable, and she has been subsequently living an exemplary life in anonymity, Hunchcliffe insists Randall revisit the story. Randall assigns Isopod, an alcoholic degenerate, to dig up anything lurid that he find. The unprincipled reporter fraudulently insinuates himself into the Vorhees' home masquerading as a minister and gets the expose he sought. Yellow journalism triumphs, and a decent woman's name gets dragged through the mud again... with tragic consequences. Written by duke1029@aol.com
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 September 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
O Caso Voorhees See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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(1910) (uncredited)
Music by Leo Friedman
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Joseph W. Randall: [talking to Jerry the bartender] Jerry, what do people do who are in trouble and haven't any money to buy liquor? There must be lots of 'em in the world.See more »
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Let Me Call You Sweetheart(1910) (uncredited)
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The story holds true just as much today as it did when it was made. Powerful newspapers will stop at nothing, it seems, in the name of circulation. Scandal sells. The best scene in the whole movie is when Jenny confronts each of the three protagonists with the question, "Why did you kill my mother?". Randall, realizing what he has caused to happen, attempts to kill the story, then turns in his resignation. (Or maybe he realized just how much power he held in his hands and wanted no more of it.) This movie shows that the pen, indeed, is mightier than the sword.