- HD 1080
- Runtime: 89m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy
- Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone
- keywords: press, based on play or musical, newspaper man, newspaper editor, pre-code, female journalist, breach of promise, sensationalism, accused of murder, crime serial, tabloid journalism, newspaper headline
- Production_studio: The Vitaphone Corporation, First National Pictures
- Slogan: A picture as sensational as its subject!
- The Five Star Final is featured in the top rankings of 1931
- #27 in Top Drama Movies of 1931
- #12 in Top Crime Movies of 1931
Searching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.