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Exclusive Story

Exclusive Story

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 13mApproved
Drama
6.1
IMDB Rating
198 votes

A reporter, his female fan and an attorney investigate a numbers racket.

Director
George B. Seitz
Writers
Michael Fessier, Martin Mooney
Stars
Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin
Release Date
January 17, 1936
Language
Italian, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
as Dick Barton
Madge Evans
Madge Evans
as Ann Devlin
Stuart Erwin
Stuart Erwin
as Timothy Aloysius Higgins
Joseph Calleia
Joseph Calleia
as Ace Acello
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
as Werther
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
as Michael Devlin
Louise Henry
Louise Henry
as Tess Graham
Margaret Irving
Margaret Irving
as Mrs. Higgins
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as O'Neil
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
as James Witherspoon Sr.

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ItalianDrama

⭐ Featured Review

at MGM, a "B" movie was more like A-
by blanche-22017-08-09
6/10

"MGM manages to pack good production values and fine acting into "Exclusive Story" from 1936, starring Stu Erwin, Madge Evans, Franchot Tone, and Virginia Bruce. This is more a Warner Brothers gangster story, with Robert Barrat as Werther, a mob boss and Joseph Calleia as Ace, his enforcer. Werther is running a numbers racket, this time a lottery scam. When her father is threatened for not selling enough, Ann Devlin (Evans) appeals to a reporter (Stu Erwin) to go after these guys. He wants to enlist a society attorney (Tone), who demurs but finally agrees to join the fight. The cli..."

💡 Did You Know?

The aircraft Tim and Dick are depicted as taking out to the stricken ship is a 1929 Spartan C3-165, registration NC856M. This airplane can also be seen in Five and Ten (1931). The plane has the distinctive scalloped tail design as belonging to Paul Mantz, who provided aviation services to the film industry from the 1930's into the 1960's.

📖 Synopsis

A reporter, his female fan and an attorney investigate a numbers racket.