Love Is a Racket

Love Is a Racket

Love Is a Racket

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Love Is a Racket

"He puts the unfair sex on the spot"

1932

1h 11m

5.3(15 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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First National Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

James 'Jimmy' Russell

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Acting

Ann Dvorak

Sally Condon

Ann Dvorak

Acting

Frances Dee

Mary Wodehouse

Frances Dee

Acting

Lee Tracy

Stanley Fiske

Lee Tracy

Acting

Lyle Talbot

Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw

Lyle Talbot

Acting

Warren Hymer

Burney Olds

Warren Hymer

Acting

André Luguet

Max Boncour

André Luguet

Acting

Cecil Cunningham

Aunt Hattie Donovan

Cecil Cunningham

Acting

Polly Walters

Betty, Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

Polly Walters

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