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The Pointing Finger
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by Edward Kull and Edward Morrissey

Cast: Mary MacLaren [Mary Murphy], David Butler [David], Johnnie Cook [William Saxton], Carl Stockdale [Grosset], Lydia Knott [the matron], Charlotte Woods [the matron’s assistant]

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Violet Clark, from the short story “No Experience Required” by Frank R. Adams. Production supervision by Tod Browning. Assistant director, Duke Lee. Cinematography by Howard Oswald and William Fildew. / © 10 December 1919 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [LP14525]. Released 1 December 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: No Experience Required.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Criminals: Thieves - Orphans - USA: California: Pasadena (Wrigley Mansion)

Listing updated: 26 December 2012.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 33 : Website-AFI.