The Final Edition

1932 film

Roy Chanslor
Dorothy Howell

Starring

Pat O'Brien
Mae Clark
Morgan Wallace

CinematographyJoseph WalkerEdited byJack Dennis

Production
company

Columbia Pictures

Distributed byColumbia Pictures

Release date

February 12, 1932 (1932-02-12)

Running time

66 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Final Edition is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Pat O'Brien, Mae Clark and Morgan Wallace.^[1] Made by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a story by Roy Chanslor.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

The squabbling city editor and a hotshot female reporter eventually join forces to try to bring down a major crime syndicate, responsible for the murder of the new police commissioner.

Cast

Pat O'Brien as Sam 'Brad' Bradshaw
Mae Clarke as Ann Woodman
Morgan Wallace as Neil Selby
Bradley Page as Sid Malvern
Mary Doran as Patsy King
James Donlan as Freddie
Phil Tead as Dan Cameron - Reporter
Robert Emmett O'Connor as Police Lieutenant Daniels
Bertha Mann as Jane Conroy
Wallis Clark as Police Commissioner Jim Conroy
Lydia Knott as Jim Conroy's Mother
Bill Elliott as Reporter
Harry Holman as Harry - Newspaperman
Hal Price as Dave - Bradshaw's Assistant
Harry Strang as First Selby Hood
Kit Guard as Second Selby Hood

References

^ "Movie Review - - Yellow Journalism. - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. February 22, 1932. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ Gates, Philippa (2011). Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press. ISBN 9781438434063. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ Langman p.127