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Dance Hall Racket is a 1953 American film directed by Phil Tucker starring Lenny Bruce (who also wrote the script) and his wife Honey Harlow.[1]

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Dance Hall Racket
Lenny Bruce as Vincent
Directed by	Phil Tucker
Screenplay by	Lenny Bruce
Produced by	George Weiss
Starring	Timothy Farrell Lenny Bruce Bernie Jones
Cinematography	W. Merle Connell
Edited by	Adrian Weiss
Music by	Charles Ruddy
Production company	Film Classics
Release date	1953
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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A gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line. A merchant marine seaman is found murdered and suspicion falls upon the operator of a dime-a-dance honky tonk joint. A federal undercover agent is planted in the place to gather evidence, and he soon learns that the dive is only a cover-up for diamond-smuggling activities, and that one of the operation's henchmen, who is handy with a switch-blade knife, is the killer. Before they can be arrested, the henchman kills his boss and is shot while trying to escape.

Cast

• Timothy Farrell as Umberto Scalli
• Lenny Bruce as Vincent
• Bernie Jones as Punky, the Swedish Sailor
• Honey Bruce Friedman Rose (as Honey Harlow)
• Sally Marr as Hostess
• Bunny Parker as Dancehall Girl
• Joie Abrams as Dancehall Girl
• Ronald Lee
• Bill King
• Mary Holiday as Dancehall Girl
• Harry Keaton
• Joe Piro as Henchman

Soundtrack

Music Department Sanford H. Dickinson ... music consultant (as Sandford H. Dickinson) Charles Ruddy ... musical director (uncredited)

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References

External links

• Dance Hall Racket at IMDb
• Dance Hall Racket is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• Dance Hall Racket at the British Film Institute

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