
Love is a Racket
Crime · Drama · Romance
Overview
A gossip columnist helps a Broadway ingenue who's beholden to a penthouse gangster.
Top Cast


Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
James 'Jimmy' Russell
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
James 'Jimmy' Russell


Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak
Sally Condon
Ann Dvorak
Sally Condon


Frances Dee
Frances Dee
Mary Wodehouse
Frances Dee
Mary Wodehouse


Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
Stanley Fiske
Lee Tracy
Stanley Fiske


Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw
Lyle Talbot
Edward Griswold 'Eddie' Shaw


Warren Hymer
Warren Hymer
Burney Olds
Warren Hymer
Burney Olds


André Luguet
André Luguet
Max Boncour
André Luguet
Max Boncour


Cecil Cunningham
Cecil Cunningham
Aunt Hattie Donovan
Cecil Cunningham
Aunt Hattie Donovan


Polly Walters
Polly Walters
Betty, Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Polly Walters
Betty, Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
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