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Five Star Final
“A picture as sensational as its subject!”
66%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
Five Star Final (1931) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Five Star Final (1931) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Five Star Final 66% (46 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 46 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1931-09-26
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 42669
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Where can I watch Five Star Final (1931)?
Five Star Final is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for Five Star Final?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Five Star Final directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Five Star Final about?
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
Is there an AI analysis for Five Star Final?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Five Star Final?
The official runtime for Five Star Final is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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

Aline MacMahon
Miss Taylor

Oscar Apfel
Bernard Hinchecliffe

Purnell Pratt
Robert French

Robert Elliott
R.J. Brannegan

Polly Walters
Telephone Operator (uncredited)

James P. Burtis
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Richard Carlyle

Frank Darien

James Donlan

Evelyn Hall
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