| 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 | |
Release date | 1953 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
Plot
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)
References
- ↑ Fox, Margalit (Sep 20, 2005). "Honey Bruce Friedman, 78, Entertainer and 'Lenny's Shady Lady'". New York Times. p. A27.
External links
- Dance Hall Racket at IMDb
- Dance Hall Racket is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Dance Hall Racket at the British Film Institute