Love Is a Racket (1932)

Love Is a Racket (1932) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by William A. Wellman .

LOVE IS A RACKET

By Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 16, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

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 1932 story a... Read full article

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Those Damnable Dames: Love is a Racket (1932)

on Nov 27, 2013 From True Classics

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 full article

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Love is a Racket (1932) (2)

By Brandy Dean on Oct 2, 2013 From Pretty Clever Films

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 full article

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Such Things Happen in ‘Love is a Racket’ (1932)

By Emma on May 4, 2013 From Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood

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 full article

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Such Things Happen in ‘Love is a Racket’ (1932)

By Emma on May 4, 2013 From Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood

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 full article

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