Two Against the World (1936)

Directed by

William C. McGann

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 04m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A radio network owner revives a 20-year-old murder story to boost ratings, leading to tragic outcomes. The cynical programming manager faces a crisis of conscience as he sees the damage unfold.

tensemelodramaticmorally conflictedbleakfast-pacedcynicaltragicurgent

What happens

Two Against the World, also known as One Fatal Hour, is a 1936 American melodrama film directed by William C. McGann and starring Humphrey Bogart, Beverly Roberts and Linda Perry. The film is based on the 1930 play Five Star Final by Louis Weitzenkorn and is a much shorter remake of the film Five Star Final, which stars Edward G. Robinson. The main setting has been moved from a newspaper to a nationwide radio network whose owner, Bertram Reynolds, hungry for larger audiences, decides "in the name of public good" to revive the memory of a twenty-year-old murder case, with tragic consequences. The cynical manager of programming, Sherry Scott (Humphrey Bogart), has a crisis of conscience when faced with the deadly results. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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