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Madame Racketeer (1932)

Madame Racketeer poster
Directed by
Harry Wagstaff Gribble, Alexander Hall
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman runs a con operation with her family. They get involved in a scheme that goes awry as they try to swindle a wealthy mark.

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What happens

Madame Racketeer is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film featuring Alison Skipworth, Richard Bennett and George Raft. The movie was directed by Harry Wagstaff Gribble and Alexander Hall. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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