The Finger Points
Seen it?1931 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld and anyone who loves watching the truth get chased down. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. Same wavelength as Point Blank or Angels with Dirty Faces. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Francis Dillon
- Richard BarthelmessBreckenridge 'Breck' Lee
- Fay WrayMarcia Collins
- Regis ToomeyCharlie 'Breezy' Russell
- Robert ElliottFrank Carter
- Clark GableLouis J. Blanco
- Oscar ApfelManaging Editor Ellis Wheeler
- Robert GlecklerSphinx Club Manager Larry Haynes
- Mickey BennettArthur the Office Boy (uncredited)
- James P. BurtisCop (uncredited)
- Martin CichyBlanco's Bodyguard (uncredited)