Million Dollar Racket

Million Dollar Racket

1937 · 66 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, Crime

Millionaire Larry Duane is posing as his own chauffeur while touring the West and meets Molly Hennessey. They have a small romance until it is ended when her father strikes oil and moves his family east to satistify his wife's social aspirations. Larry also return east to close his estate for the summer, but stays on, still posing as the chauffeur, when he learns that Molly's family is renting the place.

Directed by Robert F. Hill · Written by Basil Dickey

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