Scandal Sheet (1931 film)
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Starring | George Bancroft Kay Francis Clive Brook Regis Toomey Lucien Littlefield Gilbert Emery Harry Beresford |
Cinematography | David Abel |
Edited by | George Nichols Jr. |
Music by | Karl Hajos W. Franke Harling |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Scandal Sheet is a 1931 American
Plot
Newspaper editor Mark Flint cares about only two things, reporting a big story, no matter whose life it adversely affects, and Edith, his wife. He is unaware that Edith, bored by him, has been having a romantic affair with Noel Adams, a banker.
Adams gives a 24-hour deadline to Edith to leave her husband or end the affair. He books passage on a steamship and packs his bags. But after a crisis develops that could ruin his bank, Flint finds out, confronts Adams and, seeing his luggage, mistakenly believes Adams is fleeing the country. He prints the story without giving Adams a chance to manage the crisis at the bank.
Although his journalistic coups please Franklin, the newspaper's owner, Flint is asked by Franklin if he would be willing to publish a photograph that would hurt a colleague. Flint says yes, whereupon Franklin shows him a picture of his wife and Adams together. An enraged Flint murders Adams, turns himself in and is sentenced to Sing Sing, where he ends up running the prison's newspaper.
Cast
- George Bancroft as Mark Flint
- Kay Francis as Edith Flint
- Clive Brook as Noel Adams
- Regis Toomey as Regan
- Lucien Littlefield as Charles McCloskey
- Gilbert Emery as Franklin
- Harry Beresford as Egbert Bertram Arnold
- Mary Foy as Mrs. Wilson
- Jackie Searl as Little Wilson Boy
- Fred Kelsey as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
References
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Scandal-Sheet - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
- ^ "Scandal Sheet (1931) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
External links
- Scandal Sheet at IMDb