The Finger Points

Newly arrived at a big-city paper--and assigned the underworld beat--journalist Breck Lee (Richard Barthelmess) soon discovered that shedding light on racketeers paid off in nothing but lumps. The embittered reporter thereafter finds it more profitable to be on the mob’s payroll, squelching stories...but will his greed cause the gangsters to find permanent means of ensuring his silence? Fact-inspired pre-Code crime drama co-stars Fay Wray, Regis Toomey, and, in an early role, Clark Gable. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.