The Finger Points (1931)
- Directed by
- John Francis Dillon
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young newspaper reporter gets drawn into the world of organized crime. He becomes entangled with mobsters and faces dangerous choices. The story follows his rise and fall within the criminal underworld.
tensefast-pacedgrimstreetwiseunsentimentalsuspensefulpre-codecorrupt
What happens
The Finger Points is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by John Monk Saunders, W.R. Burnett and Robert Lord. The film stars Richard Barthelmess, Fay Wray, Regis Toomey, Robert Elliott, Clark Gable, Oscar Apfel and Robert Gleckler. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 11, 1931. Clark Gable was chosen to be Louis J. Blanco, the chief enforcer of the mob. Contracted with MGM, Gable filmed scenes for The Finger Points, Night Nurse, and The Easiest Way simultaneously. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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