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Love Is a Racket (1932)

He puts the unfair sex on the spot

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 11M

Director : William A. Wellman

Synopsis

A gossip columnist helps a Broadway ingenue who's beholden to a penthouse gangster.

Actors

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
James 'Jimmy' Russell
Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
Sally Condon
Frances Dee
Frances Dee
Mary Wodehouse
Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
Stanley Fiske
Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
Warren Hymer
Warren Hymer
Burney Olds
André Luguet
André Luguet
Max Boncour
Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham
Aunt Hattie Donovan
Polly Walters
Polly Walters
Betty, Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Crews

William A. Wellman
William A. Wellman
Director
Courtney Terrett
Courtney Terrett
Adaptation
Rian James
Rian James
Novel
William Holmes
William Holmes
Editor
Rufus Le Maire
Rufus Le Maire
Casting
William Maybery
William Maybery
Casting Assistant
Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein
Music
William Forsyth
William Forsyth
Casting Assistant
Sidney Hickox
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Jack Okey
Jack Okey
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

Love Is a Racket (Preview Clip)

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