Five Star Final

"A picture as sensational as its subject!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

2,609 votes

91/100

Fresh

6.5/10

45 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

📋

Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Picture

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$310,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$822,000

Global Box Office

Profit

+$512,000

ROI: +165%

Budget Recovery265% of budget

$0|Budget: $310,000|Revenue: $822,000

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4.4K

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7-Day Trend

+3%

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Based On

Five Star Final

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Sol Polito

Music / Score

Leo F. Forbstein

Production Design

Jack Okey

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Distributors

Warner Bros. Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Five Star Final

Available in 10 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	Criterion Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Criterion Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

Production

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers

Robert Lord, Louis Weitzenkorn, Byron Morgan

Production Companies

The Vitaphone CorporationFirst National Pictures

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Joseph W. Randall

Marian Marsh

Jenny Townsend

H.B. Warner

Michael Townsend

Anthony Bushell

Phillip Weeks

George E. Stone

Ziggie Feinstein

Frances Starr

Nancy (Voorhees) Townsend

Ona Munson

Kitty Carmody

Boris Karloff

T. Vernon Isopod

Aline MacMahon

Miss Taylor

Oscar Apfel

Bernard Hinchecliffe

Purnell Pratt

Robert French

Robert Elliott

R.J. Brannegan

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