Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 30m

The Finger Points

The Finger Points poster
Director
John Francis Dillon
Cast
Richard Barthelmess as Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee Fay Wray as Marcia Collins Regis Toomey as Charlie 'Breezy' Russell Robert Elliott as Frank Carter Clark Gable as Louis J. Blanco Oscar Apfel as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography LeRoy Stone — Editor John Monk Saunders — Writer W.R. Burnett — Writer John Francis Dillon — Producer Edward Stevenson — Costume Design
Tagline

A reporter dares to expose Chicago Underworld.

Synopsis

Lee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment on gangsters gets his name in the paper, the police on a raid and Lee in the hospital.

Mood & Themes
newspapercorruptiongangsterpre-code
Key Collaborators
John Francis Dillon Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography LeRoy Stone Editor John Monk Saunders Writer W.R. Burnett Writer John Francis Dillon Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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