Crime

The Gold Racket

- ...A FEARLESS FEDERAL AGENT TRAILS A RUTHLESS GANG OF GOLD SMUGGLERS!

At the request of the Mexican government, a federal agent and a lady reporter team up to catch a gang that has been smuggling gold from Mexico to the U.S. and then selling it to the U.S. government.

Release Date : 1937-04-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Condor Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Conrad Nagel

Character Name : Alan O'Connor

Original Name : Conrad Nagel

Gender : Male

Eleanor Hunt

Character Name : Bobbie Reynolds

Original Name : Eleanor Hunt

Gender : Female

Frank Milan

Character Name : Steve Williams

Original Name : Frank Milan

Gender : Male

Warner Richmond

Character Name : Doc Johnson

Original Name : Warner Richmond

Gender : Male

Fuzzy Knight

Character Name : Scotty Summers

Original Name : Fuzzy Knight

Gender : Male

William L. Thorne

Character Name : McKenzie

Original Name : William L. Thorne

Gender : Male

Albert J. Smith

Character Name : Fraser

Original Name : Albert J. Smith

Gender : Male

Charles Delaney

Character Name : Joe

Original Name : Charles Delaney

Gender : Male

Karl Hackett

Character Name : Lefty

Original Name : Karl Hackett

Gender : Male

Edward LeSaint

Character Name : FBI Agent Dixon

Original Name : Edward LeSaint

Gender : Male

Jack Duffy

Character Name : Hinkle

Original Name : Jack Duffy

Gender : Male

Fred Malatesta

Character Name : Senor Ricardo

Original Name : Fred Malatesta

Gender : Male

Paul Weigel

Character Name : Daniel Forbes

Original Name : Paul Weigel

Gender : Male

James Guilfoyle

Character Name : Hotdog Stand Proprietor

Original Name : James Guilfoyle

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

Very much in the vein (no pun intended) of "Yellow Cargo" (1936), this pitches G-man Conrad Nagel ("O'Connor") and annoying newspaper girl "Bobbie" (Eleanor Hunt) on a hunt to stop gold smugglers on the US-Mexican border after two of his predecessors are killed. In almost Holmesian fashion, he manages to trace tiny fragments of the precious metal back to a remote Mexican mine. Off he sets, inveigles himself with the local bar manager, sends for his sidekick to provide the cabaret and is soon on the trail of the ruthless gang. When "Bobbie" is taken captive - the race is on (just leave her, I say...)! It's not a bad story, it is just very formulaic with little jeopardy, a pretty lacklustre script and some crooning (the songs written by Fuzzy Knight who features here as "Scotty") that does little to liven it up. Kills an hour...like a garrotte...