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The Racketeer

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New York City gangster Mahlon Keene (Robert Armstrong) melts when he meets down-on-her-luck beauty Rhoda (Carole Lombard), a society gal who's in desperate need of dough to support herself and her boyfriend, Tony (Roland Drew), a brilliant violinist with a serious drinking problem. Mahlon pulls some strings to help Tony get back on top; in return, Rhoda is to dump the musician and marry the mobster. The already heated situation is further complicated when the cops decide to crack down on Mahlon.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/17/2006
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... relies on Carol Lombard's star presence to pull it through its trite melodramatic moments. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 12/20/2023 Not a lot here and Lombard has nothing to do. See more 02/07/2015 Stiff early talkie. Even the usually loose and animated Lombard, who is billed here as Carol for the last time, seems constrained. See more 04/23/2013 another supermarket DVD 2.99 DVD combo pack purchase See more 03/09/2012 goood gangsta pic! very short but descent B movie fare! See more 11/05/2008 Robert Armstrong and Carole Lombard are beautiful together. See more 11/02/2008 A pretty good early talkie about a socialite, who finds herself without any money and is willing to go to great lengths to get it even if it means not marrying the man she loves. See more Read all reviews
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Howard Higgins

Director

Robert Armstrong

Mahlon Keane

Carole Lombard

Rhoda Philbrooke

Roland Drew

Tony Vaughan

Paul Hurst

Mehaffy

Kit Guard

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Synopsis New York City gangster Mahlon Keene (Robert Armstrong) melts when he meets down-on-her-luck beauty Rhoda (Carole Lombard), a society gal who's in desperate need of dough to support herself and her boyfriend, Tony (Roland Drew), a brilliant violinist with a serious drinking problem. Mahlon pulls some strings to help Tony get back on top; in return, Rhoda is to dump the musician and marry the mobster. The already heated situation is further complicated when the cops decide to crack down on Mahlon.
Director
Howard Higgins
Producer
Ralph Block
Screenwriter
Paul Gangelin
Production Co
Pathé
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 6m
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