Finger Man

Finger Man
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Directed by	Harold D. Schuster
Written by	Warren Douglas
Story by	Norris Lipsius John Lardner
Produced by	Lindsley Parsons John H. Burrows
Starring	Frank Lovejoy Forrest Tucker Peggie Castle
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Maurice Wright
Music by	Paul Dunlap
Production company	Lindsley Parsons Productions
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures
Release date	June 15, 1955 (1955-06-15) (United States)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Finger Man is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker and Peggie Castle .^[1]

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Plot

Ex-convict Casey Martin (Lovejoy) is caught heisting a truck shipment. After he discovers the depths of alcoholism his sister, Lucille, has fallen to after working for mobster Dutch Becker (Tucker), Casey accepts the deal police have offered him. He goes to work undercover to nail Dutch and his gang; if he survives and is successful, Casey will receive immunity from prosecution.

Gladys Baker (Castle) worked for Dutch for a long time. She has been an associate of Casey's as well and is falling for him. She tells him about her relationship with the mob man and casts her lot with Casey; this gets her murdered by Dutch's sadistic chief henchman Lou Terpe (Carey). In the end Casey brings down the gang and, while he is allowed his freedom, he walks off into a still uncertain future.