Million Dollar Racket

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Million Dollar Racket
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Directed by Robert F. Hill
Written by Basil Dickey
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring Bruce Bennett
Joan Barclay
Bryant Washburn
Cinematography William Hyer
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Production
company
Victory Pictures
Distributed byVictory Pictures
Release date
October 1, 1937
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Million Dollar Racket is a 1937 American crime film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay and Bryant Washburn. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Million Dollar Racket (1937)". Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  2. Pitts p.447

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