Directed by:
Harold D. SchusterScreenplay:
Warren DouglasCinematography:
William A. SicknerComposer:
Paul DunlapCast:
Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Timothy Carey, John Cliff, Hugh Sanders, Joi Lansing, William H. O'Brien, Dorothy Green, James Conaty (more)Plots(1)
Director Harold D. Schuster, heretofore more at home with "outdoor" fare, does a nice job with the film noir trappings of Finger Man. Frank Lovejoy plays the title character, a career criminal named Casey Martin. In exchange for immunity from prosecution, Martin agrees to help the Feds net a larger fish--namely, big-time mobster Dutch Becker (Forrest Tucker). Torn between the two men is good-time girl Gladys Baker (Peggie Castle). The moment she casts her lot with Martin, Gladys seals both her doom and Becker's. Finger Man is stolen hands-down by the saturnine Timothy Carey as Becker's wacko triggerman (reportedly, Carey was nearly punched out by Frank Lovejoy when the latter caught on he was being upstaged) (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Frank Lovejoy
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Forrest Tucker
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Peggie Castle
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Timothy Carey
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John Cliff
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Hugh Sanders
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Joi Lansing
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William H. O'Brien
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Dorothy Green
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James Conaty
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Lisa Montell
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Ken Terrell
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Charles Maxwell
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Lewis Charles
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William F. Leicester
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Renny McEvoy
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Gil Frye
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Bernadett Withers
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