The Pointing Finger (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.^[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.

• John Stuart as Lord Rollestone
• Viola Keats as Lady Mary Stuart
• Leslie Perrins as Honorable James Mallory
• Michael Hogan as Patrick Lafone
• A. Bromley Davenport as Lord Edensore
• Henrietta Watson as Lady Anne Rollestone
• D.J. Williams as Grimes
• Clare Greet as Landlady

• 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.

• The Pointing Finger at IMDb

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