8/10
Bogart is a ruthless anti-hero 5 years before, more than just a '30's gangster
8 September 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Humphrey Bogart in an early leading role as a ruthless anti-hero in this rare forgotten 1936 movie. This is a rare good movie with Humphrey Bogart in a early leading role as a ruthless ambitious radio programs manager who does whatever is needed to retain it's radio listeners & ratings but when he & his owner boss stage a radio program based on a 20 year old murder case & results in a scandal & suicide of the wife & husband. Bogart questions the morals & ethics of publicizing & sensationalizing the event & feels responsible for the deaths. An early Bogart anti-hero role 5 years before The Maltese Falcon. In one scene where Bogart is drinking predates Casablanca. This is a remake of "Five Star Final" 1931 & is just as good & needs a DVD release. Highly recommended !
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