''Love Is a Racket'' ( UK title: ''Such Things Happen'') is a 1932 American

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romantic comedy-drama film, starring

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best known for starring in such films as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), '' Gunga Din'' (1939) ...

and

Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told ''The Literary Digest'' in 1936: "My fake name is properly pronounced ''vor'shack ...

. The movie was written by Courtney Terrett from the novel by

Rian James Rian James ''(né'' Julian Herbert Rothschild; October 3, 1899 – April 26, 1953) was an American screenwriter and author. He wrote for more than 30 films between 1932 and 1947. Career A " Jack of all trades", James was a columnist cover ...

, and directed by

William A. Wellman William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on avi ...

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* * 1932 films American black-and-white films 1930s crime comedy-drama films 1930s English-language films Films based on American novels 1930s romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by William A. Wellman American romantic comedy-drama films American crime comedy-drama films Films about journalists 1932 comedy films 1932 drama films 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub