| The Woman Racket | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Ober Albert H. Kelley Paul Bern (uncredited) |
| Written by | Philip Dunning (based on his play Night Hostess) |
| Produced by | Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
| Starring | Blanche Sweet |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Anton Stevenson Basil Wrangell |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Woman Racket is an extant 1930 Pre-Code talking film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1928 Broadway play, Night Hostess by Philip Dunning. In January 2012 the film became available on DVD from the Warner Archive collection home library.[1][2][3][4] It was one of Blanche Sweet's three talking films.
Plot
Cast
- Tom Moore - Tom Hayes
- Blanche Sweet - Julia Barnes Hayes
- Sally Starr - Buddy
- Robert Agnew - Rags Conway
- John Miljan - Chris Miller
- Tenen Holtz - Ben
- Lew Kelly - Tish
- Tom London - Hennessy
- Eugene Borden - Lefty
- Richard Travers - Frank Wardell
See also
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Blanche Sweet, Film Actress". The New York Times. September 7, 1986. p. 42.
Miss Sweet's three talkies were "Always Together" (1929), "The Woman Racket" and "The Silver Horde," (both 1930).
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Woman Racket
- ↑ Night Hostess, Broadway play upon which The Woman Racket is based, at the Martin Beck Theatre, September 12, 1928 to December 1928; IBDb.com; accessed July 23, 2015.
External links
- The Woman Racket at IMDb
- Movie synopsis, allmovie.com
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