The Drag-Net (1936 film)

The Drag-Net
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Directed by	Vin Moore
Produced by	Burton L. King William Nicholas Selig
Written by	Willard Mack (play) James Mulhauser
Starring	Rod La Rocque Marian Nixon Betty Compson
Cinematography	Edward A. Kull
Edited by	Douglass Biggs Thomas Neff
Production company	Burroughs-Tarzan Pictures
Distributed by	Burroughs-Tarzan Pictures
Release dates	April 15, 1936
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Drag-Net is a 1936 American crime film directed by Vin Moore and starring Rod La Rocque, Marian Nixon and Betty Compson. It was made as a second feature at the Talisman Studios in Hollywood.

Synopsis

A young playboy attorney is fired from his father's firm due to his lifestyle. He instead takes a job with the district attorney's office taking on a major crime gang.

Cast

• Rod La Rocque as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
• Marian Nixon as Katherine 'Kit' van Buren
• Betty Compson as Mollie Cole
• Jack Adair as Joseph 'Joe' Ross
• John Dilson as Arnold Crane
• Edward Keane as Asst. District Attorney Arthur Hill
• Donald Kerr as Al Wilson
• Joseph W. Girard as Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
• John Bantry as Fred Cole
• Edward LeSaint as Lawrence Thomas Sr.
• Allen Mathews as Louie Miller
• Sidney Payne as Spike - the Headwaiter
• Gertrude Messinger as Switchboard Operator
• Murdock MacQuarrie as Hot-Check Gambler
• Jack Cheatham as Cop

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• The Drag-Net at IMDb