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Madame Racketeer (1932)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 12M

Director : Harry Wagstaff Gribble, Alexander Hall

Synopsis

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in prison and decides to treat her rheumatism with a stay at her estranged husband's hotel at a Wisconsin spa. There undercover, she checks in on the two daughters she abandoned as infants.

Actors

Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth
Countess von Claudwig / Martha Hicks
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Elmer Hicks
George Raft
George Raft
Jack Houston
John Breeden
John Breeden
David Butterworth
Evalyn Knapp
Evalyn Knapp
Alice Hicks
Gertrude Messinger
Gertrude Messinger
Patsy Hicks
Robert McWade
Robert McWade
James Butterworth
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
John Adams
Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
J. Harrington Hagney
Jessie Arnold
Jessie Arnold
Frankie
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Gus, the Desk Clerk
George Barbier
George Barbier
Warden George Waddell
Frank Beal
Frank Beal
Appleby - Bank Director
Bonita
Bonita
Bit Role
Ed Brady
Ed Brady
Taxi Driver
Rita Carlyle
Rita Carlyle
Inquisitive convict
Anna Chandler
Anna Chandler
Stella
Winter Hall
Winter Hall
Minister
Arthur Raymond Hill
Arthur Raymond Hill
Shanks
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Chief of Police
Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt
Shiffem
William Humphrey
William Humphrey
Bank Director
Alfred P. James
Alfred P. James
Bank Director
Edgar Lewis
Edgar Lewis
Bank Director
Kate Morgan
Kate Morgan
Maxine
Nellie V. Nichols
Nellie V. Nichols
Bit Role
Edward Peil Sr.
Edward Peil Sr.
Train Passenger
Scott Seaton
Scott Seaton
Bank Director
Cora Shumway
Cora Shumway
Matron
Oscar Smith
Oscar Smith
Train Porter
Walter Walker
Walter Walker
Arthur Gregory
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Eleanor Wesselhoeft
Mrs. Donkenspeil

Crews

Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Director
Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall
Director
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Writer
Harvey Gates
Harvey Gates
Writer
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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