The Racketeer (1929) on Netflix
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Mahlon Keane runs much of New York City's crime and knows both police and gangsters. He meets Rhoda Philbrooke, who needs money for the care of the violinist Tony Vaughan.
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Plot summary
Mahlon Keane holds power over crime in New York City and is a familiar figure on both sides of the law. Street punks harass Tony Vaughan, a violinist who plays and drinks until he passes out; Officer Mehaffy drives the youths off, and Keane puts fifty dollars in the man's pocket and pays for a room where he can sleep. The taxi that carries Vaughan holds Rhoda Philbrooke, who knows him as her lover. She is broke, and at an orphanage fundraiser she cheats at the poker table, where Keane is banker; he hides her trick with sleight of hand. Keane pays for Vaughan's treatment, which brings the violinist back to the concert stage. When the criminal Bernie Weber ignores Keane's orders, a gang war starts to form.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Racketeer (1929)
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- British censors banned The Racketeer in 1929. A 61-minute version retitled Love's Conquest was passed by the British Board of Film Censors in 1930.
