A hard-hitting early gangster talkie, THE FINGER POINTS is lifted wholly out of the headlines of the day. Barthelmess is a young southern reporter who goes to work for a big city newspaper and is given a crime beat. He is contacted to suppress a story about bigshot gangster Gable and,
where his co-workers laugh at the idea, he seriously entertains the "hush money" offered him. He soon succumbs to the gangland bribes which make him rich far beyond his $35-a-week salary. Girl reporter Wray, in love with Barthelmess, begs him to give up the "blood money" but the young reporter is
now a hardened, cynical type and can't turn down the heavy cash Gable funnels to him for ...
Released:
1931
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins