The Finger Points
A reporter dares to expose Chicago Underworld.
1931 | 90m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | John Francis Dillon |
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| Writer: | W.R. Burnett, John Monk Saunders |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 11, 1931 |
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| Director: | John Francis Dillon |
| Writer: | W.R. Burnett, John Monk Saunders |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | corruption, newspaper, gangster, pre-code |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Barthelmess | Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee |
| Fay Wray | Marcia Collins |
| Regis Toomey | Charlie 'Breezy' Russell |
| Robert Elliott | Frank Carter |
| Clark Gable | Louis J. Blanco |
| Oscar Apfel | Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler |
| Robert Gleckler | Sphinx Club Manager Larry Haynes |
| Mickey Bennett | Arthur the Office Boy (uncredited) |
| James P. Burtis | Cop (uncredited) |
| Martin Cichy | Blanco's Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Lew Harvey | Henchman in 'Number One's' Office (uncredited) |
| Herman Krumpfel | Breck's Tailor (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Guard at 'Number One's' Office (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| J. Carrol Naish | "The Finger is on You" Phone Voice (voice) (uncredited) |
| Field Norton | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Henchman in Hayes' House (uncredited) |
| Albert Petit | Casino Patron (uncredited) |
| George Taylor | Henchman in 'Number One's' Office (uncredited) |
| Adele Watson | Wheeler's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Francis Dillon | Director |
| W.R. Burnett | Writer |
| Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| John Monk Saunders | Writer, Dialogue |
| LeRoy Stone | Editor |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Dolph Thomas | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Francis Dillon | Producer |
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