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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