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The Finger Points

19316.6 / 1090 min

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Overview

A reporter dares to expose Chicago Underworld.

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.

Cast

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)

Crew

John Francis Dillon

Director

W.R. Burnett

Writer

Jack Okey

Art Direction

John Monk Saunders

Writer

John Francis Dillon

Producer

Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

LeRoy Stone

Editor

John Monk Saunders

Dialogue

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Dolph Thomas

Sound