Dance Hall Racket

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:More citations needed Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other Dance Hall Racket is a 1953 American low-budget noir crime drama film directed by Phil Tucker and starring Timothy Farrell. It was written by Lenny Bruce, who also stars in the film with his wife Honey Harlow.

Plot summary

Template:More plot A gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line. A merchant marine seaman is found murdered at the place and suspicion quickly falls upon the operator of a dime-a-dance honky tonk joint. A federal undercover agent is planted in the place to gather evidence, and he soon learns that the dive is only a cover-up for diamond-smuggling activities, and that one of the operation's henchmen, who is handy with a switch-blade knife, is the actual killer. Before they can be arrested, the henchman kills his boss and is shot while trying to escape.

Cast

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Honey Harlow as Rose

• Timothy Farrell as Umberto Scalli
• Lenny Bruce as Vincent
• Bernie Jones as Punky, the Swedish Sailor
• Honey Bruce Friedman Rose (as Honey Harlow)
• Sally Marr as Hostess
• Bunny Parker as Dancehall Girl
• Joie Abrams as Dancehall Girl
• Ronald Lee
• Bill King
• Mary Holiday as Dancehall Girl
• Harry Keaton
• Joe Piro as Henchman

Soundtrack

Music Department Sanford H. Dickinson ... music consultant (as Sandford H. Dickinson) Charles Ruddy ... musical director (uncredited)

External links

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