Jump to content

Light Fingers (1929 film)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Light Fingers
Directed byJoseph Henabery
Written byJohn F. Natteford
Alfred Henry Lewis
Produced byHarry Cohn
StarringIan Keith
Dorothy Revier
Carroll Nye
CinematographyTed Tetzlaff
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 29, 1929 (1929-07-29)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (All-Talking)
English Intertitles

Light Fingers is a 1929 American sound all-talking pre-Code drama film directed by Joseph Henabery.[1] The sound was recorded via the Western Electric sound-on-film process. The film was produced by Harry Cohn for Columbia Pictures.[1]

Plot

[edit]

Con artist Light Fingers slips past defenses to steal jewels from the Madisons. Young Donald's own jewel heist attempt is foiled by Dorothy. Smitten Light Fingers vows to go straight, but his loyalty forces him to retrieve the jewels for his gang. Misunderstood, he's arrested, saved only by Dorothy's faith.

Cast

[edit]

Production

[edit]

Production for Light Fingers began by Columbia Pictures on June 3, 1929.[1] Antonio Moreno was first booked to play the leading male role, but due to a schedule conflict with a different production he was in, Moreno was replaced by Ian Keith.[2]

John Francis Natteford wrote the screenplay. He stated that the title character was based on a criminal that Natteford encountered when he worked as a court reporter for a New York newspaper.[3] Before the release of the film, various newspapers stated that the title character was adapted from the stage play, Raffles, which included John Barrymore as the lead.[4][5]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "Light Fingers". American Film Institute.
  2. ^ Deschin, Jacob (27 June 1929). "Screen Reflections". Hartford Courant. p. 19. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ^ ""Light Fingers" To Be Here Soon Was Drawn from Real Life". The Sayre Headlight. 11 November 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Joins Columbia". The Lincoln Star. 30 June 1929. p. 34. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Keith's Next". The Long Beach Sun. 18 June 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
[edit]