Racketeers in Exile

Mar 30, 1937

1h 0m

★ 6.0

SHE MUSCLED IN ON HIS HEART!

Overview

In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they witness a religious revival that inspires the man to begin billing himself as a "born-again" evangelist so he can cash in on the guilty consciences of local businessmen.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

William Waldo

George Bancroft

Myrtle Thornton

Evelyn Venable

'Babe' DeVoe

Wynne Gibson

'Blackie' White

Marc Lawrence

'Happy'

John Gallaudet

'Horseface'

George McKay

Thornton

William Burress

Mrs.Abigail Thornton

Helen Lowell

Thyrus Jamison

Jack Rube Clifford

Garry Owen

Alden Parker

Jonathan Hale

Regan Langdon aka 'Porky'

Richard Carle

In 1930s Marseilles two small-time crooks decide to join forces when they meet while brawling over a woman. Starting with fixed horse races and boxing matches, they soon find themselves doing jobs for the local gangster bosses. When they decide to go into the business for themselves, their easy-going approach to crime starts to change.

6.0

Desert Fury

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6.3

The Walking Dead

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6.1

Johnny Eager

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4.8

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6.3

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8.5

Manhattan Night of Murder

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6.9

The Big Racket

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Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles a criminal gang terrorizing a sleepy Italian town, extorting cash from the local merchants. With the threat of violence, no one dares to act, except for a restaurant owner who is forced by Palmieri to tell the truth.

6.3

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6.9

Hide-Out

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Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.

5.2

Violence

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5.1

Noose

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4.9

The Racketeer

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A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.

4.3

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4.7

Fast and Furious

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6.0

What Price Safety!

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4.8

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5.2

Twelve Crowded Hours

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6.8

Lucky Jordan

Nov 16, 1942

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