CinemaOSMovie · 1931 · 1h 30m · NR
The Finger Points

A reporter dares to expose Chicago Underworld.

64%(7)IMDbCrimeDramaThriller

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.

Directed byJohn Francis Dillon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
April 11, 1931
Studios
First National PicturesThe Vitaphone CorporationFirst National Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Barthelmess

Richard Barthelmess

Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee

Fay Wray

Fay Wray

Marcia Collins

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Charlie 'Breezy' Russell

Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

Frank Carter

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Louis J. Blanco

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler

Robert Gleckler

Robert Gleckler

Sphinx Club Manager Larry Haynes

Mickey Bennett

Mickey Bennett

Arthur the Office Boy (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

James P. Burtis

Cop (uncredited)

Martin Cichy

Martin Cichy

Blanco's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
John Francis Dillon
John Francis Dillon
Written by
W.R. Burnett
W.R. Burnett
John Monk Saunders
Produced by
John Francis Dillon
John Francis Dillon

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