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LOVE IS A RACKET
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 16, 2023
As I have mentioned in an earlier post, this month the Turner Classic Movies cable channel is having a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. by having a marathon of movies made (or at least released) by the company. Among the lesser-ones being shown is LOVE IS A RACKET, a 1 read more
Those Damnable Dames: Love is a Racket (1932)
True Classics Posted by on Nov 27, 2013
New York City gossip columnist Jimmy Russell (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) knows all the right people, and all the wrong ones, too. Being on the Broadway beat means he spends quite a bit of time at Sardi’s, especially with his lady of the moment, aspiring actress Mary Wodehouse (Frances Dee)– read more
Love is a Racket (1932) (2)
Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on Oct 2, 2013
In Love is a Racket, quick drama-comedy from director William A. Wellman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. does his best Clark Gable impression (hint: his best is really good). True to Pre-code form, this movie is full of wise-cracks,manipulative dames, and one very serious crime with zero consequences. Jimmy read more
Such Things Happen in ‘Love is a Racket’ (1932)
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on May 4, 2013
Director William Wellman constructs a face-paced,
entertaining and witty charade about love, journalism, crime and Broadway in ‘Love
is a Racket’ (1932). It stars the often overlooked, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with
the always underappreciated cast of the ‘almost legends’ Ann Dvo read more
Such Things Happen in ‘Love is a Racket’ (1932)
Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood Posted by Emma on May 4, 2013
Director William Wellman constructs a face-paced,
entertaining and witty charade about love, journalism, crime and Broadway in ‘Love
is a Racket’ (1932). It stars the often overlooked, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. with
the always underappreciated cast of the ‘almost legends’ Ann Dvo read more
Love is a Racket (William A Wellman, 1932)
Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Nov 19, 2011
Frances Dee and Douglas Fairbanks Jr Countless movies from the 1930s feature fast-talking, fast-living journalists, armed with battered old typewriters, phones and bottles of whiskey. Some of these reporters are fearlessly determined to expose corruption at any cost. Others, however, are quite the read more
Love is a Racket (1932) (1)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Nov 15, 2011
It’s never a good idea to give too much of yourself in a relationship, and that’s a lesson newspaper columnist Jimmy Russell (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) is about to find out the hard way. He’s in love with aspiring actress Mary Wodehouse (Frances Dee), and since he writes the Broadw read more
Pre Code: Love Is a Racket (1932).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Jun 9, 2011
Love Is a Racket (1932). Directed by William A. Wellman. Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Lyle Talbot, George Raft.
Broadway gossip columnist Jimmy Russell, is in love with actress Mary Wodehouse, and writes about her in his column whenever he can. Mary, has left some bad checks around town and when read more