Love Is a Racket

Love Is a Racket
Directed byWilliam A. Wellman
Written byCourtney Terrett (adaptation)
Based onLove Is a Racket
1931 novel
by Rian James
StarringDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
CinematographySidney Hickox
Edited byWilliam Holmes
Music byLeo F. Forbstein (Vitaphone Orch cond)
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 10, 1932 (1932-06-10)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Love Is a Racket (UK title: Such Things Happen) is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Ann Dvorak. The movie was written by Courtney Terrett from the novel by Rian James, and directed by William A. Wellman.

Plot

In this drama based on Rian James' novel, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. plays a sophisticated Broadway gossip columnist. He finds himself smitten with Broadway starlet Frances Dee. However, her ties to a notorious gangster, who often covers her debts, complicates things. The plot thickens when Dee's aunt murders the gangster, prompting Dee to desert Fairbanks for a producer promising her a role in his upcoming play. Despite risking everything to save her, the columnist is left in solitude, reflecting on his heartbreak. Additionally, Lee Tracy, despite having a limited role in this movie, would soon become a cinematic icon as the epitome of the sharp-witted, rapid-fire journalist.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Langman, Larry The Media in the Movies, 2009 p.162
  2. ^ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 183


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