Fingers is a 1941 British second feature ('B')[2] drama film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Clifford Evans, Leonora Corbett and Esmond Knight.[3] It was written by Brock Williams and was produced by A.M.Salomon for Warner Bros.[4]
Plot
A London jeweller and fence for stolen goods falls in love and tries to reform.
Cast
- Clifford Evans as Fingers
- Leonora Corbett as Bonita Grant
- Esmond Knight as Sid Harris
- Edward Rigby as Sam Bromley
- Elizabeth Scott as Meg
- Roland Culver as Hugo Allen
- Reginald Purdell as Creeper
- Joss Ambler as Inspector
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "During the few halts in its extravagant perambulation it shows that crime does pay. Its confused morality robs it of conviction. But novelettish as it is, it has mass appeal Its versatile by-play, attractive cast and ambitious technical presentation effectively cloak its lurid fundamentals. Reliable quota booking for the masses."[5]
References
- ^ a b Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 714
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Fingers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FINGERS (1940)". web.archive.org. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Fingers". Kine Weekly. Vol. 285, no. 1754. 28 November 1940. p. 18 – via ProQuest.
External links
- Fingers at IMDb
- Fingers at the British Film Institute