Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Steven 'Steve' Grey
Mary Shannon
Captain Cole
Henry Mander
Robins
Shorty
'Pop' Grey
Carey Booth
'Red' Maguire
Sweeney
Rafferty
Sol Hertzberger
'Buck' Hawkins
Lillian Hopper
Colville
Tony
Pendleton
Clara - Robins' Secretary (uncredited)
Mabel (uncredited)
James Spencer Halford (uncredited)
Howard Jennings (uncredited)
Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Judge John C. Garfield (uncredited)
Warden's Secretary (uncredited)
Joe - Editor (uncredited)
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Man at Defense Table (uncredited)
District Attorney (uncredited)
Doc Warren (uncredited)
Policeman at Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Bartender Questioned by Shorty (uncredited)
Doorman (uncredited)
Merry-Go-Round Operator (uncredited)