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Religious Racketeers (1938)
A wealthy young woman, racked with guilt because she wasn't there when her mother died, is so desperate to contact her that she gets involved with a phony mystic who promises to put her in touch with her mother's spirit, but who is really after her money. A reporter who loves the young woman sets out to expose the phony "psychic" for the charlatan he is.
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A wealthy young woman, racked with guilt because she wasn't there when her mother died, is so desperate to contact her that she gets involved with a phony mystic who promises to put her in touch with her mother's spirit, but who is really after her money. A reporter who loves the young woman sets out to expose the phony "psychic" for the charlatan he is.
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Genre:Crime, Mystery
Written By:Frank O'Connor
In Theaters:7/7/1938
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Fanchon Royer Pictures
Cast
Frank O'Connor
Director
Robert Fiske
The Great LaGagge aka Louis LaGagge aka The Great Garno
Helene LeBerthon
Martha Morgan
Arthur Gardner
Elliot Cole
Betty Compson
Ada Bernard
David Kerman
Harvey Wilson
Robert Frazer
Police Inspector Burke
Mrs. Harry Houdini
Mrs. Harry Houdini
Jimmy Aubrey
Tommy - a Soldier
Bobby Dunn
Holy Man
Jane Keckley
Mary - The Maid
Isabel La Mal
Seance Attendee
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