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The Drag-Net (1936 film)

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'The Drag-Net' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Vin Moore and starring Rod La Rocque, Marian Nixon and Betty Compson.Putts p.73 It was made as a second feature at the Talisman Studios in Hollywood.

Synopsis



A young playboy attorney is fired from his father's firm due to his lifestyle. He instead takes a job with the district attorney's office taking on a major crime gang.

Cast



* Rod La Rocque as Lawrence Thomas Jr.

* Marian Nixon as Katherine 'Kit' van Buren

* Betty Compson as Mollie Cole

* Jack Adair as Joseph 'Joe' Ross

* John Dilson as Arnold Crane

* Edward Keane as Asst. District Attorney Arthur Hill

* Donald Kerr as Al Wilson

* Joseph W. Girard as Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney

* John Bantry as Fred Cole

* Edward LeSaint as Lawrence Thomas Sr.

* Allen Mathews as Louie Miller

* Sidney Payne as Spike - the Headwaiter

* Gertrude Messinger as Switchboard Operator

* Murdock MacQuarrie as Hot-Check Gambler

* Jack Cheatham as Cop

References



Bibliography



* Pitts, Michael R. 'Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940'. McFarland & Company, 2005.


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