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Madame Racketeer
Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

Genres

Comedy

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International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in prison and decides to treat her rheumatism with a stay at her estranged husband's hotel at a Wisconsin spa. There undercover, she checks in on the two daughters she abandoned as infants.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

4.8/10

Release Date

23 July 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

Alison Skipworth

Alison Skipworth

Countess von Claudwig / Martha Hicks

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Elmer Hicks

George Raft

George Raft

Jack Houston

John Breeden

John Breeden

David Butterworth

Evalyn Knapp

Evalyn Knapp

Alice Hicks

Gertrude Messinger

Gertrude Messinger

Patsy Hicks

Robert McWade

Robert McWade

James Butterworth

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

John Adams

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

J. Harrington Hagney

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Frankie

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Gus, the Desk Clerk

George Barbier

George Barbier

Warden George Waddell

Frank Beal

Frank Beal

Appleby - Bank Director

Bonita

Bonita

Bit Role

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Taxi Driver

Rita Carlyle

Rita Carlyle

Inquisitive convict

Anna Chandler

Anna Chandler

Stella

Winter Hall

Winter Hall

Minister

Arthur Raymond Hill

Arthur Raymond Hill

Shanks

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Chief of Police

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Shiffem

William Humphrey

William Humphrey

Bank Director

Alfred P. James

Alfred P. James

Bank Director

Edgar Lewis

Edgar Lewis

Bank Director

Kate Morgan

Kate Morgan

Maxine

Nellie V. Nichols

Nellie V. Nichols

Bit Role

Edward Peil Sr.

Edward Peil Sr.

Train Passenger

Scott Seaton

Scott Seaton

Bank Director

Cora Shumway

Cora Shumway

Matron

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Train Porter

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Arthur Gregory

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Eleanor Wesselhoeft

Mrs. Donkenspeil

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