Five Star Final 1931

Mordaunt Hall, New York Times: This production races along without a desultory instant. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Mervyn LeRoy directed, doing a lot better with the newspaper chatter than with the long stretches of melodrama. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: This early entry in the Warner 'social protest' cycle hasn't worn nearly so well as Hecht-Milestone's much less solemn and self-righteous The Front Page. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Edward G. Robinson means a lot to this entertainment. Read more