Finger Prints (1927) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A hidden-loot investigation moves from imprisonment and coercion through comic mystery to the gang's arrest and the recovery of stolen goods.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Silent Prisoner

A gang leader is captured and imprisoned while refusing to disclose the location of stolen goods. The gang's first attempt to recover the loot fails.

Key Events

• Gang Leader Captured — The leader of a thieves' gang is captured and imprisoned. Location: Unspecified location
• Loot Location Withheld — The imprisoned leader refuses to reveal where the stolen goods are hidden. Location: Prison
• Gang Plans Recovery — The remaining gang members devise a plan to obtain the hidden loot. Location: Unspecified location
• First Recovery Attempt Fails — The gang's attempt to recover the loot fails. Location: Unspecified location
• Postal Inspector Investigates — A postal inspector begins investigating the stolen property. Location: Postal Department

The House of Suspicion

A postal inspector investigates the stolen property and suspects a fortune teller's house. The gang is located, and pressure begins to build around the imprisoned leader's family.

Key Events

• Postal Inspector Investigates — A postal inspector begins investigating the stolen property. Location: Postal Department
• House Becomes Suspect — The inspector suspects that the stolen goods are hidden in a fortune teller's house. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Gang Members Located — The inspector finds members of the gang connected to the hidden loot. Location: Unspecified location
• Threat Against Daughter — The gang threatens the imprisoned leader's daughter. Location: Unspecified location
• Secret Pressure Intensifies — The threat creates pressure to disclose the location of the hidden goods. Location: Prison
• Hidden Location Revealed — The imprisoned leader finally reveals the secret location of the loot. Location: Prison

Mystery and Pressure

Threats force the hidden location of the loot to be disclosed. The gang then pursues the information through mysterious and comic complications.

Key Events

• Hidden Location Revealed — The imprisoned leader finally reveals the secret location of the loot. Location: Prison
• Gang Moves Toward Loot — The gang acts on the newly revealed information about the hidden goods. Location: Unspecified location
• Mystery Escalates — A series of mysterious incidents complicates the search for the loot. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Comic Complications — The search produces comic complications alongside the mystery. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Servant Joins Events — A servant becomes involved in the unfolding events surrounding the gang. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Secret Agent Revealed — The servant is revealed to be a secret-service agent. Location: Fortune teller's house

The Secret Counterplot

A servant is revealed as a secret-service agent and turns the investigation against the gang. The developing counterplot prepares the final arrests.

Key Events

• Secret Agent Revealed — The servant is revealed to be a secret-service agent. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Counterplot Activates — The secret agent helps activate a counterplot against the gang. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Gang Trap Tightens — The gang is drawn into circumstances that allow authorities to contain them. Location: Unspecified location
• Gang Arrested — The gang members are arrested with assistance from the secret agent. Location: Unspecified location

Justice and Recovery

The gang is arrested with the secret agent's help, and the stolen goods are recovered. The central mystery closes with the case resolved.

Key Events

• Gang Arrested — The gang members are arrested with assistance from the secret agent. Location: Unspecified location
• Loot Recovered — The stolen goods are recovered after the gang's defeat. Location: Fortune teller's house
• Case Concludes — The arrests and recovery of the stolen goods resolve the central case. Location: Unspecified location

Story Breakdown

• Imprisoned Gang Leader — The captured leader protects the secret location of the stolen property.
  • Capture and Imprisonment — The gang leader is captured and placed in prison.
  • Refusal to Confess — The prisoner refuses to reveal where the loot is hidden.
• Gang Recovery Plans — The gang attempts to obtain the hidden goods without the leader's cooperation.
  • Failed First Attempt — The gang's initial effort to recover the loot fails.
  • Pressure for Information — The gang searches for another way to force disclosure.
• Postal Investigation — A postal inspector follows the stolen property toward a suspected hiding place.
  • Inspector's Suspicion — The investigation focuses on a fortune teller's house.
  • Gang Members Found — Members of the gang are located during the investigation.
• Family Threat — The gang uses a threat against the imprisoned leader's daughter to obtain the secret.
  • Daughter Targeted — The gang threatens the leader's daughter.
  • Secret Disclosed — The pressure causes the hidden location of the loot to be revealed.
• Mystery at the House — The search for the stolen goods develops through mysterious and comic incidents.
  • Mysterious Adventures — Unusual events complicate the gang's pursuit of the loot.
  • Comic Complications — The investigation and pursuit include comic complications.
• Secret Service Counterplot — A servant's hidden identity changes the balance between the gang and the investigators.
  • Agent Revealed — The servant is revealed to be a secret-service agent.
  • Gang Arrested — The agent helps bring about the gang's arrest.
• Recovered Stolen Goods — The final outcome combines the gang's defeat with the recovery of the loot.
  • Loot Recovered — The stolen property is recovered after the arrests.
  • Case Resolved — The investigation concludes with the central mystery settled.

Directed by

Lloyd Bacon

Key Cast

• Louise Fazenda — Dora Traynor
• John T. Murray — Homer Fairchild
• Helene Costello — Jacqueline Norton
• Myrna Loy — Vamp
• George Nichols — S.V. Sweeney