Sob Sister

Sob Sister

67 mins | Romance | Oct. 25, 1931

Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.

Sob Sister

67 mins | Romance | Oct. 25, 1931

Sob Sister
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
Producers Fox Film Corporation
Original title Sob Sister
Directors Alfred Santell
Writers Edwin J. Burke

Cast

James Dunn

as Garry Webster

Linda Watkins

as Jane Ray

Minna Gombell

as Vonnie

Howard Phillips

as Ned Smith

George E. Stone

as Johnnie the Sheik

Molly O'Day

as Daisy

Edward Dillon

as Pat

George Byron

as Dutch

Lex Lindsay

as Slim

Harold Waldridge

as Johnny

Neal Burns

as Freddie

Ernest Wood

as Dave

Harry Beresford

as Pa Stevens

Sarah Padden

as Ma Stevens

Charles Middleton

as City Editor Baker

George Chandler

as Reporter (uncredited)

Ward Bond

as Ward, a Cop (uncredited)