Five Star Final (1931 film)

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Five Star Final (1931 film) is a pre-Code American drama about the ethical conflicts in tabloid journalism, directed by Mervyn LeRoy and noted for its hard-hitting social commentary.

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instanceOf film
academyAwardsYear 5th Academy Awards
basedOn Five Star Final (play)
play by Louis Weitzenkorn
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Sol Polito
linked to: Salvatore Polito
countryOfOrigin United States
director Mervyn LeRoy
discusses impact of media on private lives
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy George Marks
era pre-Code Hollywood
genre drama
newspaper film
hasFilmRatingSystemContext produced before strict enforcement of the Hays Code
hasWikipediaPage true
leadCharacterName Randolph
leadCharacterOccupation newspaper editor
mainTheme sensationalism in the press
tabloid journalism ethics
medium feature film
musicBy Bernhard Kaun
narrativeFocus ethical conflicts in tabloid journalism
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Picture
notableFor hard-hitting social commentary
originalLanguage English
portrays sensational newspaper editor
producer Hal B. Wallis
Henry Blanke
productionCompany Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1931-09-26
releaseYear 1931
runtimeMinutes 89
screenwriter Byron Morgan
Robert Lord
linked to: Robert H. Lord
setInPeriod contemporary 1930s New York City
soundFilm true
starring Aline MacMahon
Anthony Bushell
Boris Karloff
Edward G. Robinson
Frances Starr
H. B. Warner
Marian Marsh

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