The Love Racket (1929)

Directed by

William A. Seiter

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman who is on a jury for a murder trial must decide the fate of the accused. Her past connection to the case complicates her judgment.

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What happens

The Love Racket is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) 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 1924 silent version in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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