The Love Racket
| The Love Racket | |
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| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Written by |
Adele Comandini John F. Goodrich |
| Based on |
The Woman on the Jury by Bernard K. Burns |
| Starring | Dorothy Mackaill |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | John Rawlins |
| Music by |
Cecil Copping Alois Reiser |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time |
74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Love Racket is a 1929 American early sound crime drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by William A. Seiter and starred Dorothy Mackaill. It is based on a Broadway play, The Woman on the Jury by Bernard K. Burns, and is a remake of a 1924 silent film of the same name which starred Bessie Love. The film is now considered lost.
Myrtle Stedman reprises her role from the silent version in this film.
Cast
- Dorothy Mackaill as Betty Brown
- Sidney Blackmer as Fred Masters
- Edmund Burns as George Wayne
- Myrtle Stedman as Marion Masters
- Edwards Davis as Judge Davis
- Webster Campbell as Prosecuting Attorney
- Clarence Burton as Defense Attorney
- Alice Day as Grace Pierce
- Edith Yorke as Mrs. Pierce
- Martha Mattox as Mrs. Slade
- Tom Mahoney as Detective McGuire
- Jack Curtis as John Gerrity