The Finger Points (1931)
Although Clark Gable is in this movie, he's not the star of it, although he steals every scene that he's in. Fay Wray is so hot in this movie, that it's worth you watching this film just to see how beautiful some 1930's actresses were.
This is a morality tale and gangster movie. Lee Breckenridge (Richard Barthelmess) is a naive southern boy trying to get a job at a northern, big city newspaper. There he meets fellow reporters Charlie 'Breezy' Russell (Regis Toomey) and Marcia Collins (Fay Wray).
His first assignment is to check out the opening of an exclusive club that is believed to be a gambling joint. There he meets Louis J. Blanco (Gable) and the club owner. His story breaks and the cops bust the club on the opening night. All of a sudden Lee is higher up in the paper, but he manages to get beat-up by some thugs and put in the hospital. Naturally the paper doesn't feel the need to help Lee out with his hospital bills, forcing him to be more creative in how he writes his stories in the future.
He joins forces with Louis, basically extorting gangsters wanting to get a speak-easy or gambling joint started in their town. Lee is able to break a story about the ones that don't pay up, making him successful and richer. Marcia, who has found out that he's socking away pay-offs, doesn't like what Lee has become. Can Lee get out of this without getting killed, change his ways, and marry Marcia? Well, you know that crime doesn't pay. :-)
Although Clark Gable is in this movie, he's not the star of it, although he steals every scene that he's in. Fay Wray is so hot in this movie, that it's worth you watching this film just to see how beautiful some 1930's actresses were.
This is a morality tale and gangster movie. Lee Breckenridge (Richard Barthelmess) is a naive southern boy trying to get a job at a northern, big city newspaper. There he meets fellow reporters Charlie 'Breezy' Russell (Regis Toomey) and Marcia Collins (Fay Wray).
His first assignment is to check out the opening of an exclusive club that is believed to be a gambling joint. There he meets Louis J. Blanco (Gable) and the club owner. His story breaks and the cops bust the club on the opening night. All of a sudden Lee is higher up in the paper, but he manages to get beat-up by some thugs and put in the hospital. Naturally the paper doesn't feel the need to help Lee out with his hospital bills, forcing him to be more creative in how he writes his stories in the future.
He joins forces with Louis, basically extorting gangsters wanting to get a speak-easy or gambling joint started in their town. Lee is able to break a story about the ones that don't pay up, making him successful and richer. Marcia, who has found out that he's socking away pay-offs, doesn't like what Lee has become. Can Lee get out of this without getting killed, change his ways, and marry Marcia? Well, you know that crime doesn't pay. :-)