Excellent adaptation.

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

***SPOILERS*** Early Humphrey Bogart flick has Bogie playing the program director Sherry Scott of the UBC radio network the self proclaimed "Voice of the People" that in fact specializes in sleaze and scandal. Needing to up it's rating the station president Bertra C. Retnolds, Robert Middlemass, comes up with this great idea of reviving the notorious Gloria Pembroke, the O.J Simpson of the 1920's,case where Gloria was found innocent in the shooting death of her drunken and abusive husband. Even though Gloria was found innocent, like O.J was, she had to change her name and go into hiding since no one, but he jury who found her innocent, believed her story.As it later turned out sleaze-ball private investigator Dr. Martin Levenwoth, Harry Hyden, tracked down Gloria, who's now calls herself Martha Carstaris, Hellen McKallar, and pretending to be a priest gets the lowdown of her shadowy past and reports back to his boss UBC program director Sherry Scott with the story. The sad thing about all this is not only exposing Martha's past to the public with the 15 part radio program "Sin Doesn't Pay" but putting her sweet and lovely daughter Edith's, Linda Perry, marriage to steel magnet Malcolm Sims,Douglas Wood, son Maclolm Jr, Carlyle Moore Jr, on the rocks. That if the truth about Linda's mom's past was ever to became pubic!****SPOILERS**** The film shows just how far people in the media will go to make a buck not caring whom they destroy in making it. It's UBC's president Bertram C. Reynolds who refused to cancel the program even when Martha and her husband Mr. Jim Carstairs, Henry O'Neill, beg him too. It was the tragedy that the show lead to that had program director Sherry Scott have a sudden change of heart. In the aftermath of what damage the show caused Scott just couldn't go on working for the UBC network. And knowing what greedy low life scum like Reynolds and Levenworth are capable of doing Scott, despite his involvement in their crimes, in the end willingly goes to court to testify against them and put the two out of the media and radio business together with himself as well.

One Fatal Hour (1936) ** (out of 4) A woman who committed murder 20 years earlier but kept it a secret from her daughter fears that an upcoming radio broadcast of the event could cause more trouble. The radio manager (Humphrey Bogart) and his bosses refuse to cancel the program, which causes the woman's fears to come true. A remake of Five Star Final starts off very slowly but rebounds in the second half due to some hard hitting questions and some really good acting. Also known as Two Against the World.You can catch this on Turner Classic Movies ever few years and it's worth watching but be sure to check out the original film first.

This cheapo remake of the terrific Five Star Final suffers from terrible acting. Humphrey Bogart stars as the manager of a sleazoid radio station that is desperate to boost sagging ratings. The owner decides to have a series of morality plays written about a famous murder case from 20 years ago. So they hire the fake preacher (Harry Hayden) to track down the murderess, who was acquitted and has been living quietly under a fake name. The preacher arrive on the daughter's wedding day, but the ruthless radio station refuses to back off exposing the mother and ruining their lives.Bogart is always good. Hayden is good the the slimy preacher, and Henry O'Neill is good as the father. Everyone else is just awful. Helen McKeller wins no sympathy (crucial for the role), Linda Perry is a lousy actress, Beverly Roberts is OK but always looks old, Claire Dodd and Hobart Cavanagh have no parts, Carlyle Moore is a dud as the boy friend, Virginia Brissac is miscast as the society mother, Robert Middlemas overacts as the station owner.This one comes in under an hour but is a pale copy of the original which boasted dynamic performances by Edward G. Robinson, Aline MacMahon, Frances Starr, and Boris Karloff. But it's always worth watching Boagrt.

Only five years after making "Five Star Final", Warner Brothers decided to remake it and this is what came of it. A very short, fast paced film that is very entertaining in its own way. Another good performance by Humphrey Bogart and company. The plot is about a radio station that decides to boost their ratings by bringing back to the public, a 20 year old murder and what happened to the lady who committed the crime. It has dire consequences for all those involved. A very good film, but not as good as "Five Star Final", which in 1931 was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.