''The Divorce Racket'' is a 1932 American

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directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring James Rennie, Olive Borden and

Judith Wood Judith Wood (born Helen Johnson, August 1, 1906 – April 6, 2002) was an American film actress. Early years The daughter of cartoonist Merle Johnson, she was born in New York City. Wood moved to Hollywood, California to pursue an acting car ...

. It is now considered to be a

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. It was produced by the

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Poverty Row studio Paradise Pictures and was given a re-release by Ideal Pictures in 1935.Pitts p.177-78 In Britain it was distributed under the alternative title ''The Girl in the Cab''.

Plot

When a crooked lawyer is found murdered, his secretary is implicated in the case. The investigating detective is in love with her and tries to clear her name.

Cast

* James Rennie as Detective Malcom 'Duke' Ayres * Olive Borden as Marie Douglas *

as Helen Travers / Paula Murdock * Wilfred Jessop as Valet * Harry Tyler as John Hamilton *

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as Tony, Window Washer * Charles Eaton as Carl Travers *

Joseph Calleia Joseph Calleia ( ; born Joseph Alexander Caesar Herstall Vincent Calleja, August 4, 1897 – October 31, 1975) was a Maltese-born American actor and singer on the stage and in films, radio and television. After serving in the British Transport ...

as Stephen Arnaud *

Walter Fenner Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

as Miguel Cordoba *

Harry Short Harry Bernard Short (1 September 1864 – 15 April 1937) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bear River, Nova Scotia and became a corporate manager and municipal politician. Short attended school at ...

as Sulk

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. * Vogel, Michelle. ''Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's "Joy Girl"''. McFarland, 2010.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 crime films American crime films Films directed by Aubrey Scotto American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Lost American crime drama films 1932 lost films {{1930s-crime-film-stub