''Finger Prints'' is a 1931 American

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. It is considered to be a lost film. (This was the last Universal serial with only ten chapters.)

Plot

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agent Gary Gordon (Kenneth Harlan) is working on shutting down the "River Gang", a smuggling ring. His girlfriend Lola's father, John Mackey, is secretly a member of the gang. Soon after, events are complicated when the villainous Kent Martin (Gayne Whitman) attempts to blackmail Mackey for his daughter's hand in marriage. At one point, Lola's father is falsely accused of murder, and agent Gordon tries valiantly to prove his innocence.

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Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was an American actor of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types. Early life Harlan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of George W. Harlan and ac ...

as Gary Gordon,

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agent *

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ...

as Lola Mackey, Gordon's girlfriend *

Gayne Whitman Gayne Whitman (born Alfred D. Vosburgh; March 19, 1890 – August 31, 1958) was an American radio and film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1904 and 1957. In some early films he was credited under his birth name. He was born ...

as Kent Martin, Blackmailer *

Gertrude Astor Gertrude Astor (born Gertrude Irene Eyster; November 9, 1887 – November 9, 1977) was an American motion picture character actress, who began her career playing trombone in a woman's band. Early years Gertrude Irene Eyster was born in Lakew ...

as Jane Madden, Martin's girlfriend * William Worthington as John Mackey, Lola's father * William L. Thorne as Joe Burke, Mackey's partner in the River Gang *

Monte Montague Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, Californi ...

as Officer Rooney

Chapter titles

# The Dance of Death # A Fugitive of Fear # Toll of the Sea # The Sinister Shadow # The Plunge of Peril # The Finger of Fate # The Depths of Doom # The Thundering Terror # Flames of Fury # The Final Reckoning _Source: This was the last Universal serial with only ten chapters.

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* * 1931 films 1931 crime drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Universal Pictures film serials Films directed by Ray Taylor Lost American films American crime drama films 1931 lost films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton Films about the United States Secret Service 1930s American films {{1930s-crime-drama-film-stub

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