---
title: 'Five Star Final (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mervyn LeRoy'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/five-star-final-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021873/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Five Star Final (1931)

1931 · 89 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Five Star Final is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film about the excesses of tabloid journalism directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon and Boris Karloff. The screenplay was by Robert Lord and Byron Morgan based on the 1930 play of the same name by Louis Weitzenkorn. The title refers to the practice of newspapers publishing a series of editions throughout the day, with their final-edition front page having five stars printed and the word "Final." "Five Star Final" is also a font introduced during World War I then favored by newspapers for its narrow type.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mervyn LeRoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mervyn-leroy)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Lord](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lord)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leo F. Forbstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-f-forbstein)
- **Producer:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sol Polito](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-polito)

## Cast

- [David Torrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-torrence)
- [Ona Munson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ona-munson)
- [Anthony Bushell](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-bushell)
- [Purnell Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/purnell-pratt)
- [Oscar Apfel](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-apfel)
- [H. B. Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-b-warner)
- [Marian Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/marian-marsh)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff)
- [Edward G. Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-g-robinson)
- [Aline MacMahon](https://cinepixo.com/people/aline-macmahon)
- [George E. Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-e-stone)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/five-star-final-1931
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