Love Is a Racket

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Love Is a Racket

"He puts the unfair sex on the spot"

1932

1h 11m

5.6(14 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

James 'Jimmy' Russell

Acting

Ann Dvorak

Sally Condon

Acting

Frances Dee

Mary Wodehouse

Acting

Lee Tracy

Stanley Fiske

Acting

Lyle Talbot

Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw

Acting

Warren Hymer

Burney Olds

Acting

André Luguet

Max Boncour

Acting

Cecil Cunningham

Aunt Hattie Donovan

Acting

Polly Walters

Betty, Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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