Phil Carlson does an admirable job maintaining momentum throughout this thriller. It isn't necessarily exceptional, but knowing who murdered the spouse of "New York Express" editor "Chapman" (Broderick Crawford) didn’t diminish my engagement with the inquiry led by his journalist “McCleary” (John Derek). The question becomes whether he can locate the person responsible with so few leads. This feels particularly appro…

I was completely taken in by a handsome man! Scandal Sheet comes from director Phil Karlson and features a screenplay by Eugene Ling, James Pope, and Ted Sherdeman, based on Samuel Fuller’s novel The Dark Page. It stars Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed, and John Derek, with music by George Duning and cinematography by Burnett Guffey. Mark Chapman (Crawford) leads The New York Express, a newspaper that prioritizes…