The Divorce Racket
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. It was produced by the independent Poverty Row studio Paradise Pictures and was given a re-release by Ideal Pictures in 1935. In Britain it was distributed under the alternative title The Girl in the Cab.
Plot
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
- 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