The Woman Racket

The Woman Racket
Directed by	Robert Ober Albert H. Kelley Paul Bern (uncredited)
Written by	Albert Shelby Le Vino
Based on	Night Hostess 1928 novel by Philip Dunning Frances Dunning
Produced by	Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Starring	Blanche Sweet
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley
Edited by	Anton Stevenson Basil Wrangell
Music by	William Axt
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 24, 1930 (1930-01-24)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Woman Racket is an extant 1930 American Pre-Code talking film directed by Robert Ober and Albert H. Kelley and starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet. ^[1] It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was written by Albert Shelby Le Vino, based on the 1928 Broadway play Night Hostess by Philip Dunning. In January 2012 the film became available on DVD from the Warner Archive collection home library. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It was one of Blanche Sweet's three talking films.

Cast

• Tom Moore as Tom Hayes
• Blanche Sweet as Julia Barnes Hayes
• Sally Starr as Buddy
• Robert Agnew as Rags Conway
• John Miljan as Chris Miller
• Tenen Holtz as Ben
• Lew Kelly as Tish
• Tom London as Hennessy
• Eugene Borden as Lefty
• Richard Travers as Frank Wardell

See also

• Blanche Sweet filmography

References

1. "The Woman Racket". American Film Institute Catalog. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
2. "Obituary: Blanche Sweet, Film Actress". The New York Times . September 7, 1986. p. 42. Miss Sweet's three talkies were "Always Together" (1929), "The Woman Racket" and "The Silver Horde," (both 1930).
3. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
4. "Night Hostess – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

External links

• The Woman Racket at IMDb
• The Woman Racket at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)