The Pointing Finger (1933 film)

The Pointing Finger
Directed byGeorge Pearson
Written byH. Fowler Mear
George Pearson
Based onThe Pointing Finger by Eliza Margaret Humphries
Produced byJulius Hagen
StarringJohn Stuart
Viola Keats
Leslie Perrins
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byLister Laurance
Music byWilliam Trytel
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • 6 December 1933 (1933-12-06)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Pointing Finger is a 1933 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and Leslie Perrins.[1] 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.[2] Based on the novel The Pointing Finger (1907) by "Rita," it was a remake of the 1922 film of the same name.

Cast

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.275

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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