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Five Star Final

1931·1h 29m·Not Rated
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
2,944 votes

The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results.

Five Star Final is a 1931 drama crime movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Edward G. Robinson, Anthony Bushell, Marian Marsh. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 2,944 votes and runs 1h 29m.

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Stars
Edward G. Robinson
Anthony Bushell
Marian Marsh
H.B. Warner
Details
1931-09-26
89 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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