The Divorce Racket

1932 film

The Divorce Racket

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Directed by| Aubrey Scotto
Written by| James W. Poling
Produced by| E.H. Goldstein
Starring| James Rennie
Olive Borden
Judith Wood
Cinematography| William Miller
Frank Zucker
Edited by| Edna Hill

Production
company

Paradise Pictures

Distributed by| Ideal Pictures

Release date

* December 3, 1932 (1932-12-03)

Running time

| 66 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Divorce Racket is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring James Rennie, Olive Borden and Judith Wood. It is now considered to be a lost film.[1] It was produced by the independent Poverty Row studio Paradise Pictures and was given a re-release by Ideal Pictures in 1935.[2] In Britain it was distributed under the alternative title The Girl in the Cab.

## Plot

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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

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* James Rennie as Detective Malcom 'Duke' Ayres
* Olive Borden as Marie Douglas
* Judith Wood as Helen Travers / Paula Murdock
* Wilfred Jessop as Valet
* Harry Tyler as John Hamilton
* Adrian Rosley as Tony, Window Washer
* Charles Eaton as Carl Travers
* Joseph Calleia as Stephen Arnaud
* Walter Fenner as Miguel Cordoba
* Harry Short as Sulk

## References

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1. ^ Vogel p.189
2. ^ Pitts p.177-78

## Bibliography

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* 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

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* The Divorce Racket at IMDb

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Films directed by Aubrey Scotto

* The Divorce Racket (1932)
* $1,000 a Minute (1935)
* Hitch Hike Lady (1935)
* Smart Girl (1935)
* Ticket to Paradise (1936)
* Palm Springs (1936)
* Happy Go Lucky (1936
* Follow Your Heart (1936)
* Blazing Barriers (1937)
* Gambling Ship (1938)
* Little Miss Roughneck (1938)
* I Was a Convict (1939)

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