The Divorce Racket
1932 film
- December 3, 1932 (1932-12-03)
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The Divorce Racket is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring James Rennie, Olive Borden and Judith Wood. It is now considered to be a lost film.[1] It was produced by the independent Poverty Row studio Paradise Pictures and was given a re-release by Ideal Pictures in 1935.[2] In Britain it was distributed under the alternative title The Girl in the Cab.
Plot
When a crooked lawyer is found murdered, his secretary is implicated in the case. The investigating detective is in love with her and tries to clear her name.
Cast
- James Rennie as Detective Malcom 'Duke' Ayres
- Olive Borden as Marie Douglas
- Judith Wood as Helen Travers / Paula Murdock
- Wilfred Jessop as Valet
- Harry Tyler as John Hamilton
- Adrian Rosley as Tony, Window Washer
- Charles Eaton as Carl Travers
- Joseph Calleia as Stephen Arnaud
- Walter Fenner as Miguel Cordoba
- Harry Short as Sulk
References
Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
- Vogel, Michelle. Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Joy Girl". McFarland, 2010.
External links
- The Divorce Racket at IMDb
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Films directed by Aubrey Scotto
- The Divorce Racket (1932)
- 1,000 Dollars a Minute (1935)
- Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
- Smart Girl (1935)
- Ticket to Paradise (1936)
- Palm Springs (1936)
- Happy Go Lucky (1936
- Follow Your Heart (1936)
- Blazing Barriers (1937)
- Gambling Ship (1938)
- Little Miss Roughneck (1938)
- I Was a Convict (1939)
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