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11 April 1931 (USA) morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Gangster moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Richard Barthelmess | ... | Breckenridge 'Breck' Lee |
| Fay Wray | ... | Marcia Collins |
| Regis Toomey | ... | Charlie 'Breezy' Russell |
| Robert Elliott | ... | City Editor Frank Carter |
 | Clark Gable | ... | Louis J. Blanco |
| Oscar Apfel | ... | Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler |
| Robert Gleckler | ... | Larry Haynes, Sphinx Club Manager |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Noel Madison | ... | Larry Hayes (scenes deleted) |
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90 min | USA:85 min (Turner library print)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreCertification:
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The film is based on Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle, who was shot and killed the day before he was to meet with federal agents in connection with 'Al Capone (I)''s finances. Lingle was on Capone's payroll. moreSoundtrack:
Funeral March (Marche Funèbre) moreFAQ
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Finger Points, The (1931)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Static but entertaining gangster picture has a wet-nosed reporter (Richard Barthelmess) from the South going to the big city to become a star but he soon learns that nothing is easy. After busting a gambling operation and getting nothing out of it, the reporter decides to partner up with a racketeer (Clark Gable) but soon the reporter gets too big for his current situation. This film is based on the life of Chicago Tribute reporter Jake Lingle who got involved with Al Capone and the rest is history. This film version is pretty good, although it's a bit slugish at time but this is due mostly to just how movies were during this early sound era. Barthelmess is hit and miss in his role. He's somewhat shaky during the nervous reporter segments but he settles down once he starts to enter the big shot period. Gable steals the show with his supporting performance and Fay Wray plays the love interest.