6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Treasury agents, desperate to get evidence on syndicate kingpin Dutch Becker, give ex-con hood Casey Martin a choice...life in prison or courting sudden death as a government 'finger man.'
Starring: Frank Lovejoy, Forrest Tucker, Peggie Castle, Timothy Carey, John CliffDrama | 100% |
Film-Noir | 46% |
Crime | 10% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Harold Schuster's "Finger Man" (1955) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The only bonus feature on the release is an exclusive new audio commentary by professor Jason A. Ney. In English, with optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-A "locked"
Man with a wire
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Finger Man arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Kino Lorber.
It is easy to tell that Finger Man has been remastered because it has a very nice, even organic appearance. Yes, there are a few areas with small but noticeable density fluctuations, and occasionally tiny white specks and blemishes can be spotted, but there are no limitations of the kind that would suggest that the current master was prepared many years ago. The grayscale is very convincing, too. All blacks, grays, and whites look healthy and properly set. I did not see crushing, even in areas where such could have easily snuck in, which an old master undoubtedly would have produced.
There are no traces of problematic digital tinkering. Image stability is outstanding. All in all, I think that with a few cosmetic adjustments, the current master could have produced a near-perfect presentation of Finger Man. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature.
While viewing the film, I did not notice any age-related anomalies to report in our review. I had the volume of my system turned up quite a bit as well because I thought that Paul Dunlap's score was unusually effective. Dynamic intensity is very good, but the film's original sound design is, perhaps unsurprisingly, rather modest. Frank Lovejoy's narration and all dialog are very clear and easy to follow.
In Finger Man, conman Casey Martin quickly realizes that the government can extort just as effectively as the most dangerous competitors he has successfully avoided for years. But the bad deal he is offered is his only chance to stay out of jail, so he rolls the dice and becomes a stoolie. I quite liked Finger Man. It has a very solid cast that easily sells it as a much bigger project and looks lovely. It is included in this three-disc box set, together with Crashout and City of Shadows. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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