The Pointing Finger (1922 film)
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The Pointing Finger is a 1922 British
thriller film directed by George Ridgwell
and starring Madge Stuart
and Joseph Tozer
. It was an adaptation of the novel Rita by Paul Rooff. A remake The Pointing Finger
was made in 1933.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
thriller film directed by George Ridgwell
George Ridgwell
George Ridgwell was a British screenwriter and film director of the silent film era. His name was sometimes spelt as George Ridgewell. He was born in Woolwich in 1867. He directed around 70 films including a series of adaptations of Sherlock Holmes stories featuring Eille Norwood as Holmes. His...
and starring Madge Stuart
Madge Stuart
-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
and Joseph Tozer
Joseph Tozer
-Selected filmography:* The Answer * The Merchant of Venice * Burnt Wings * The Old Wives' Tale * Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills * The Pointing Finger * The Greek Interpreter...
. It was an adaptation of the novel Rita by Paul Rooff. A remake The Pointing Finger
The Pointing Finger (1933 film)
The Pointing Finger is a 1933 British drama film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and Leslie Perrins. A man plots to murder his half-brother so he claim his earldom and an inheritance...
was made in 1933.
Cast
- Milton RosmerMilton RosmerMilton Rosmer was a British actor, film director and screenwriter. He was born in Southport, Lancashire on 4 November 1881. He made his screen debut in the 1916 film The Mystery of a Hansom Cab and continued to act in film and television until 1956...
- Lord Rollestone / Earl Edensore - Madge StuartMadge Stuart-Selected filmography:* The Elusive Pimpernel * The Tavern Knight * The Only Way * The Amateur Gentleman * The Iron Stair * General John Regan * The Passionate Friends...
- Lady Susan Silchester - Joseph TozerJoseph Tozer-Selected filmography:* The Answer * The Merchant of Venice * Burnt Wings * The Old Wives' Tale * Gwyneth of the Welsh Hills * The Pointing Finger * The Greek Interpreter...
- Captain Jasper Mallory - Teddy ArundellTeddy Arundell-Selected filmography:* Nelson * Mr. Wu * The Elusive Pimpernel * The Amateur Gentleman * The Tavern Knight * Greatheart * The Four Just Men * General John Regan...
- Danny O'Shea - Irene RookeIrene RookeIrene Rooke was an English theater and motion picture actress from Bridport, Dorset, England.-Stage Actress:She was the daughter of a prominent London, England journalist. Rooke left boarding school in 1896 and went directly on the stage. Unlike many novices, she achieved quick success as an...
- Lady Anne Silchester - James EnglishJames EnglishJames English is the name of:*James Towers English , Brigadier General, commander of the British Legion in the South American Wars of Independence*James E. English , United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut...
- Earl of Edensore - Norma WhalleyNorma Whalley-Biography:Whalley was the daughter of Henry Octavius Whalley, a doctor working in Australia.During the late 1890s she toured South Africa, meeting Paul Kruger, president of the Transvaal Republic soon after the Jameson Raid.In 1901 she was married to J...
- Mrs. Ebury - Gibb McLaughlinGibb McLaughlinGibb McLaughlin was an English film actor. He appeared in 118 films between 1921 and 1959. He was born in Sunderland, England and died in London, England.-Selected filmography:* The Road to London...
- The Monk