New York City gangster Mahlon Keene (Robert Armstrong) melts when he meets down-on-her-luck beauty Rhoda (Carole Lombard), a society gal who’s in desperate need of dough to support herself and her boyfriend, Tony (Roland Drew), a brilliant violinist with a serious drinking problem. Mahlon pulls some strings to help Tony get back on top; in return, Rhoda is to dump the musician and marry the mobster. The already heated situation is further complicated when the cops decide to crack down on Mahlon.
Original title: The Racketeer (1929)
Directed by Howard Higgin
Main cast:
Robert Armstrong – Mahlon Keane
Carole Lombard – Rhoda Philbrooke
Roland Drew – Tony Vaughan
Paul Hurst – Mehaffy, Policeman
Kit Guard – Gus
Al Hill – Squid
Bobby Dunn – The Rat
Budd Fine – Bernie Weber
Hedda Hopper – Mrs. Karen Lee
Jeanette Loff – Millie Chapman
John Loder – Jack Oakhurst
Winter Hall as Mr. Sam Chapman
Winifred Harris – Mrs. Margaret Chapman
B&W version: https://youtu.be/qMIfm_pVxEw
