Five Star Final
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ABOUT THE FILM: Edward G. Robinson stars as the ruthless newspaper editor who will go to any length, use any means—and destroy anyone—to get a paper-selling headline for the Five Star Final. Facing declining circulation, Joseph Randall decides to dig up a 20-year-old killing. He sends reporter Vernon Isopod (Boris Karloff) undercover as a clergyman to get a photograph of Nancy Townsend (Frances Starr) as she prepares for her daughter’s (Marian Marsh) wedding. Now a pillar of society, Towns
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Cast
Edward G. Robinson
Joseph W. Randall
Marian Marsh
Jenny Townsend
H.B. Warner
Michael Townsend
Anthony Bushell
Phillip Weeks
George E. Stone
Ziggie Feinstein
Frances Starr
Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend
Ona Munson
Kitty Carmody
Boris Karloff
T. Vernon Isopod
Sourced from American Cinematheque · Updated May 9, 2026
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