The Gold Racket

Unrated

4/10/19371h 6m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Louis J. Gasnier

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

gold
mexico
smuggling (contraband)
oldtimer
gold mine
shootout
nightclub entertainer
cantina
border town
fbi agent
rickety old car

Cast

Conrad Nagel

~ as ~

Alan O'Connor

Eleanor Hunt

~ as ~

Bobbie Reynolds

Frank Milan

~ as ~

Steve Williams

Warner Richmond

~ as ~

Doc Johnson

Fuzzy Knight

~ as ~

Scotty Summers

William L. Thorne

~ as ~

McKenzie

Albert J. Smith

~ as ~

Fraser

Charles Delaney

~ as ~

Joe

Karl Hackett

~ as ~

Lefty

Edward LeSaint

~ as ~

FBI Agent Dixon

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
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...