Light Fingers (1929 film)

Light Fingers is a 1929 American sound all-talking pre-Code drama film directed by Joseph Henabery.

[1] Con artist Light Fingers slips past defenses to steal jewels from the Madisons.

Smitten Light Fingers vows to go straight, but his loyalty forces him to retrieve the jewels for his gang.

He stated that the title character was based on a criminal that Natteford encountered when he worked as a court reporter for a New York newspaper.

[3] Before the release of the film, various newspapers stated that the title character was adapted from the stage play, Raffles, which included John Barrymore as the lead.