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Dance Hall Racket (1953)

Dance Hall Racket poster
Directed by
Phil Tucker
Genre
action film, adventure film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A criminal racket operates out of a dance hall. The police and small time crooks clash over control of the business.

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What happens

Dance Hall Racket is a 1953 American low-budget noir crime drama film directed by Phil Tucker and starring Timothy Farrell. It was written by Lenny Bruce, who also stars in the film with his wife Honey Harlow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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