this cheapo remake of the terrific five star final suffers from terrible act . humphrey bogart star a the manager of a sleazoid radio station that be desperate to boost sagging rating . the owner decide to have a series of morality play write about a famous murder case from 20 year ago . so they hire the fake preacher ( harry hayden ) to track down the murderess and who be acquit and have be live quietly under a fake name . the preacher arrive on the daughter wed day and but the ruthless radio station refuse to back off expose the mother and ruin their life . bogart be always good . hayden be good the the slimy preacher and and henry oneill be good a the father . everyone else be just awful . helen mckeller win no sympathy ( crucial for the role ) and linda perry be a lousy actress and beverly robert be ok but always look old and claire dodd and hobart cavanagh have no part and carlyle moore be a dud a the boy friend and virginia brissac be miscast a the society mother and robert middlemas overact a the station owner . this one come in under an hour but be a pale copy of the original which boast dynamic performance by edward g. robinson and aline macmahon and france starr and and boris karloff . but it always worth watch boagrt .