The Finger Man (1955)
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). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harold D. Schuster
Synopsis of The Finger Man
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). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Finger Man
- Frank Lovejoy - Casey Martin
- Peggie Castle - Gladys Baker
- John Cliff - Cooper
- Glenn Gordon - Carlos Armor
- Hugh Sanders - Mr. Bums
- Charles Maxwell - Amory
- Forrest Tucker - Dutch Becker
- Timothy Carey - Lou Terpe
- William Leicester - Rogers
- John Close - Walters
- Evelyn Eaton - Lucille
- Lewis Charles - Lefty Stern
- Director(s):
- Harold D. Schuster
- Writer(s):
- Warren Douglas
- Producer(s):
- Lindsley Parsons
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