The Racketeer
DOUBLE-CROSSING MEN...DOUBLE-DEALING WOMEN...THRILLS AND SUSPENSE!
1929 · 1h 6m
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Howard Higgin
Overview
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.
Director and cast
- Howard Higgin Director
- Robert Armstrong as Mahlon Keane
- Carole Lombard as Rhoda Philbrooke
- Roland Drew as Tony Vaughan
- Paul Hurst as Mehaffy - Policeman
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Karen Lee
- Kit Guard as Gus
- Al Hill as Squid
- Bobby Dunn as The Rat (as Bobbie Dunn)
- Budd Fine as Bernie Weber
- Jeanette Loff Cast
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