The Finger Points (Warner Bros.) (1931)

2 ee A Make Your Lobby As Interesting As The Show. See Page Two F or Some Corking Suggestions / RIPPED OUT OF THE® HEADLINES RICHARD BARTHELMES The FINGER POINTS with FAY WRAY REGIS TOOMEY Robert Elliott, Clark Gable Only two men in Hollywood dared Write {ft « = « JOHN MONK SAUNDERS (author of “Dawn Patrol’’) and W. R. BURNETT who wrote “Little Caesar’’) JOHN FRANCIS DILLON STRAND STARTS TOMORROW! © A FIRST NATIONAL & VITAPHONE PICTURE — — v to trial! Directed by | ©1018 1@ 181610181018 1018) 0101 G1G/I@ Cut No. rr Cut 40c Mat roc Go-Between ‘Fixes’ Press To Cover Crooked Deals (Advance Reader) Clarke Gable, who plays the role of Louie Blanco “The Finger Points,” the First National production starring Richard Barthelmess which comes to the in Theatre next, is seen as an underworld “go-between.” A “oo-between” is the suave, manabout-town, who brings together two parties who wish to do business which cannot be done openly and lawfully. For example, bribery and political corruption. Blanco, in “The Finger Points,” is the gangster who “fixes” things so that a gambling enterprise may open without embarrassment from officials or press. -& he BARTi ELMESS FINGER POINTS vith FAY WRAY REGIS TOOMEY sales ELLIOTT SAENGER’S D Siri ANI A First National & Vitaphone Hit Cut No. 14 Cud go Met 10 Page Eight Ominous Symbol Used For Relentless Boss In Barthelmess Film (Current Story) To the lay public “Number One” means nothing definite, but to gangsters it is awe-inspiring for it stands for the ruthless dictator whose word is absolute law. “Number One” is 2 term that plays a chilling part in “The Finger Points,” the First National production starring Richard Barthelmess now at the Theatre. It is Number One who “puts the finger on” Breckenridge Lee (played by Barthelmess). It is Number One before whom gangsters and racketeers tremble with fear. As directed by John Francis Dillon “Number One” as presented in “The Finger Points” becomes an ominous symbol. His face is never shown, he is always photographed from the back of the tall chair in which he sits, his thick, powerful hand is the only thing that is seen and his voice eee eee recor seve jis heard dealing out death as if it were all in the day’s work. “The Finger Points” is the most daring part yet played by Barthelmess. The story and characterization are based on the life of a notorious gang despot of the present day. The gradual disintegration of a decent reporter who becomes drunk with power offers Barthelmess one of the finest acting roles of his brilliant career. Fay Wray plays the feminine lead while important parts are handled by Robert Elliott, Regis Toomey, Clarke Gable, Noel Madison, Oscar Apfel and others. The story is from the pens of John Monk Saunders and W. R. Burnett. Big Newspaper Men On Technical Staff Of “The Finger Points” Barthelmess Thriller, Now At Theatre Is Authentic (Current Story) Three prominent Pacific Coast newspaperman lent their hard-earned experience to “The Finger Points,” the, First National production starrmg Richard Barthelmess and Wirected by John Francis Dillon, which is now at the Theatre. The morning papers and one wire service contributed the talents in the persons of Jim Mitchell of the Los Angeles Examiner, “Speed” Kendall of the Los Angeles Times and George Beale of The United Press. Their advice and watchful eyes saw to it that authenticity prevailed in the filming of the newspaper sequences in “The Finger Points,” the sensational story based on a notorious case similar to that presented in the picture. Jim Mitchell is one of the most prominent reporters on the Pacific Coast and will be remembered by readers of “Queer People,” the Hollywood novel, as the Jim Mitchell of the story. Kendall and Beale both rank as leading representatives of the press on the coast, the latter having only recently been promoted the manager of the Pacific Coast division of United Press. The newspaper editorial rooms specially constructed for “The Finger Points” is the largest ever done for motion pictures. It is an actual reproduction of the department of a big metropolitan daily. Barthelmess plays the starring role of Breckenridge Lee, a young newspaper reporter from the South who becomes drunk with power in a large Northern city. The story was written by John Monk Saunders and W. R. Burnett. Fay Wray plays’ the feminine lead with important roles being handled by Olarke Gable, Regis Toomey and others. oor ec eee er eoe Oscar Apfel Cast In ‘The Finger Points’’ “The Finger Points’’ And Gang Jargon Gangster jargon is even more (Biography as of March 1, 1931) unintelligble than the popular lingo of the sports writers. If a gangster related the story of “The Finger Points,” the First National feature starring Richard Barthelmess which comes to the Dhedira: oo ey next, it would sound something like this: “4 news hound gets his nose dirty and Number One gets the dope. Oscar Apfel, who is cast in “The Finger Points,” the First National picture starring Richard Barthelmess, now at the Theatre, was born and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. He was active in school dramaties and amateur theatricals and secured his first professional engagement in Cleveland in 1900. He was a Broad A couple of gorillas musway player for eleven years. cle him and the fall guy finds out he had a bum steer. Anyhow, he takes it on the lam but frames the Big Shot for a front page spill. When the crash comes they put the finger on him and give him the works— and that’s a flock of rain in the face.” He went into pictures with the old Edison Company in 1911 and thus lays claim to being one of the moving picture pioneers. He has returned to the stage several times since being in Los Angeles. Recent pictures include “Right to Love,” “The Virtuous Sin,” “Abraham Lincoln” and “Big Business Girl.” DARE THEY KILL A REPORTER?. RICHARD ARTHELMESS a i FINGER POINTS with FAY WRAY REGIS TOOMEY bert Elliott Only Barthelmess could bring _ \\ you a greater drama than “Dawn \ Patrol.’? Only Barthelmess could \3 ct the last chapter of a certain } reporter’s unfinished story. Only + Barthelmess could make you say Mes the greatest picture I’ve ever b Directed by John Francis Dillon. Story by John Monk Saunders and W. R. Burnett. THOUSANDS turned away. Come early. See why the whole town is going to the STRAND Cut Ne. 20 Cud g0¢ Med z0€