The Pointing Finger (1933 film)

1933 film

The Pointing Finger

Directed by	George Pearson
Written by	H. Fowler Mear George Pearson
Based on	The Pointing Finger by Eliza Margaret Humphries
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	John Stuart Viola Keats Leslie Perrins
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Lister Laurance
Music by	William Trytel
Production company	Real Art Productions
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	6 December 1933 (1933-12-06)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Pointing Finger is a 1933 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and Leslie Perrins. The screenplay concerns a man who plots to murder his half-brother so he can claim his earldom and an inheritance. The film was made by Twickenham Film Studios with sets designed by the art director James A. Carter. It was distributed by RKO Pictures as a quota quickie. Based on the novel The Pointing Finger (1907) by "Rita," it was a remake of the 1922 film of the same name.

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v t e The films of George Pearson
The Fool (1913) Heroes of the Mine (1913) A Study in Scarlet (1914) A Cinema Girl's Romance (1915) John Halifax, Gentleman (1915) Sally Bishop (1916) The Romance of Old Bill (1918) Garryowen (1920) Nothing Else Matters (1920) Mary-Find-the-Gold (1921) Squibs (1921) Mord Em'ly (1922) Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922) Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep (1922) Love, Life and Laughter (1923) Squibs M.P. (1923) Squibs' Honeymoon (1923) Reveille (1924) Satan's Sister (1925) The Little People (1926) Blinkeyes (1926) Huntingtower (1927) Love's Option (1928) Auld Lang Syne (1929) East Lynne on the Western Front (1931) The Third String (1932) A Shot in the Dark (1933) The Pointing Finger (1933) Whispering Tongues (1934) The River Wolves (1934) The Four Masked Men (1934) Open All Night (1934) Gentlemen's Agreement (1935) The Ace of Spades (1935) That's My Uncle (1935) Once a Thief (1935) Jubilee Window (1935) Checkmate (1935) The Secret Voice (1936) Wednesday's Luck (1936) Murder by Rope (1936) Midnight at Madame Tussaud's (1936) The Fatal Hour (1937)

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