

Scandal for Sale
1932-04-01 · 75 min · ★ 8.5
A man is promised $25,000 if he can bring the circulation of a newspaper up to one million.
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- Directors
- Russell Mack
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Charles BickfordJerry Strong
Rose HobartClaire Strong
Pat O'BrienWaddell
Claudia DellDorothy Pepper
J. Farrell MacDonaldTreadway
Harry BeresfordBrownie
Berton ChurchillBunnyweather
Glenda FarrellStella
Betty Jane GrahamMildred Strong
Buster PhelpsBobby Strong
Paul NicholsonDetective
Jim FarleyPolice Lieutenant
Mitchell HarrisCarrington
Hans Heinrich von TwardowskiAffner, the pilot
Tully MarshallSimpkins
Lew KellyCompositor
Jack RichardsonCompositor
Walter BrennanNewspaperman
Francis FordBelmont Hotel Desk ClerkTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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