The Racketeer
1929 · Movie · 68 min. · United States
Tough mobster Mahlon Keane practically runs crime in New York City. He meets broke ex-society girl Rhoda Philbrooke at a society fundraiser and helps her cheat her way to some winnings in poker. Rhoda needs the money to help nurse broken alcoholic concert violinist Tony Vaughan back to health. In between his criminal dealings, Keane takes up Rhoda's cause and helps promote Vaughan's return to public performance. Rhoda agrees to marry Keane but still harbors unrequited love for Tony Vaughan. On the eve of her marriage, Vaughan confesses his love to Rhoda. Now how will she handle her mobster fiancée?
Direction Howard Higgin
Cast Carole Lombard · Robert Armstrong · Roland Drew · Paul Hurst · Al Hill · Bobby Dunn · Kit Guard · Budd Fine · Hedda Hopper · Jeannette Loff · Phillips Smalley · Winter Hall · John Loder · Winifred Harris · Robert Parrish
Screenplay Paul Gangelin · A.A. Kline
Cinematography David Abel
Original title The Racketeer
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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