The Gold Racket (1937)
1h 6m | PG-13
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: Joseph H. Lewis
Studio: Condor Productions
Genre: Crime
Video: 720p
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
Reviews
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...