▁given ▁below : ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁play ▁received ▁reviews ▁that ▁treated ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁just ified ▁ind ict ment ▁of ▁sens ational ist ▁journal ism , ▁al beit ▁with ▁some ▁res erv ations . ▁In ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁rev iewer ▁Bro oks ▁At kin son ▁took ▁exception ▁to ▁une ven ▁writing ▁and ▁performances , ▁but ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁" ex pos é " ▁that ▁des erved ▁consideration ▁" wh atever ▁your ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁dram atic ▁work mans hip ". ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁several ▁days ▁later , ▁At kin son ▁said ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁sometimes ▁as ▁sens ational istic ▁as ▁those ▁it ▁condem ned , ▁but ▁it ▁" st rik es ▁a ▁cr ushing ▁blow " ▁against ▁the ▁press . ▁In ▁the ▁Out look ▁and ▁Independent , ▁Ot is ▁Ch at field - T aylor ▁described ▁the ▁production ▁as ▁fla wed ▁in ▁several ▁ways , ▁but ▁non eth eless ▁" something ▁very ▁much ▁to ▁be ▁seen " ▁for ▁its ▁" m om ents ▁of ▁und eni able ▁drama ▁and ▁path os " ▁and ▁its ▁" vi ol ent ▁po lem ic " ▁against ▁journal istic ▁sc andal - m ong ering . ▁He ▁pra ised ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Wood s , ▁Min er ▁and ▁the ▁cast . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁adapted ▁as ▁a ▁movie ▁twice . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁movie ▁Five ▁Star ▁Final ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Mer v yn ▁Le Ro y ▁and ▁star red ▁Edward ▁G . ▁Robinson . ▁It ▁was