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...blackmailing gangsters. Disappointed in the rewards consequent upon his first scoop, the reporter offers to conceal further news of illegal enterprises if their promoters share the profits with him. When another reporter gets the story of a gangland gambling layout, gangsters blame the racketeer-reporter, perforate him. Routine exaggerations???of a hardboiled city editor, a thundering "Big Guy''?combine to make The Finger Points an unconvincing morality play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Apr. 6, 1931 | 4/6/1931 | See Source »

Silhouets. Still sheathed closely from shoulder to hip, adventuring downward into 18th Century exaggerations???godets, tiers, ruffles, puffs, bustles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN: Fall Forecast | 7/22/1929 | See Source »

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