Scandal Sheet (1931 film)

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Cromwell
Screenplay by	Oliver H.P. Garrett; Vincent Lawrence; Max Marcin
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
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 31, 1931;
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Scandal Sheet is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by John Cromwell and written by Oliver H.P. Garrett, Vincent Lawrence and Max Marcin. The film stars George Bancroft, Kay Francis, Clive Brook, Regis Toomey, Lucien Littlefield, Gilbert Emery and Harry Beresford. The film was released on January 31, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

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

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[1] 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.

[2] "Scandal Sheet (1931) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

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