Fingers (1941 film)

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Fingers
Directed by Herbert Mason
Written by Brock Williams
Produced byA.M.Salomon
Starring Clifford Evans
Leonora Corbett
Esmond Knight
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Music by Jack Beaver
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros
Release date
  • 15 March 1941 (1941-03-15)(United Kingdom)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£15,099 [1]
Box office£886 [1]

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]

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Plot

A London jeweller and fence for stolen goods falls in love and tries to reform.

Cast

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]

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References

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  2. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  3. "Fingers". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. "BFI | Film & TV Database | FINGERS (1940)". web.archive.org. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  5. "Fingers" . Kine Weekly . Vol. 285, no. 1754. 28 November 1940. p. 18 via ProQuest.