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Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
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Release Date:
11 October 1940 (USA) morePlot:
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Rare 1940 dignified Black role moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Myrna Loy | ... | Margot Sherwood Merrick |
 | Melvyn Douglas | ... | Jeff Thompson |
 | Raymond Walburn | ... | Mr. Sherwood |
| Lee Bowman | ... | Philip Booth |
| Bonita Granville | ... | Vicky Sherwood |
| Felix Bressart | ... | August Winkel |
| Donald Meek | ... | Mr. Flandrin |
 | Ann Morriss | ... | Beth Hampshire |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Hughie Wheeler |
| Ernest Whitman | ... | Sam |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Burton |
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96 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Certification:
Australia:G | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6660) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)MOVIEmeter: 
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Jimmy Conlin (Ernest) and Dick Paxton (Messenger Boy) are in studio records/casting call lists for their roles, but they are not seen in this movie. Most of the men and women at the railroad station listed in the cast are shown in longshot and are not recognizable, but are assumed to be there. moreSoundtrack:
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While this comedy is about the romantic complications facing a woman executive and the artist who loves her, "Third Finger, Left Hand" provides a rarely seen dignified Black role. When first we see Sam (portrayed by veteran African American actor, Ernest Whitman) he is a train porter speaking in an 'uneducated' manner - employing the type of language structure used by script writers of the time to reinforce negative racial stereotypes. Later, however, a Sam is revealed to have taken college correspondence courses for years and to be someone quite knowledgeable in matters of Law: able to quote court rulings and present effective legal arguments on behalf of his client, the artist. Ultimately, Sam is the hero of "Third Finger, Left Hand", making it possible for the protagonists' love to triumph.