The Murder Man
Seen it?1935 | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves watching the truth get chased down and crime fans. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story. Same wavelength as The Naked City or Point Blank.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 9 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$546K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tim Whelan
- Spencer TracySteven 'Steve' Grey
- Virginia BruceMary Shannon
- Lionel AtwillCaptain Cole
- Harvey StephensHenry Mander
- Robert BarratRobins
- James StewartShorty
- William Collier Sr.'Pop' Grey
- Bobby WatsonCarey Booth
- William Demarest'Red' Maguire
- John SheehanSweeney