tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post2356476448258835524..comments2024-03-26T18:28:58.729-04:00Comments on Just a Cineast: Love Is a RacketTed S. (Just a Cineast)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-37232730746920560492013-01-11T08:14:21.626-05:002013-01-11T08:14:21.626-05:00Ah, so it is a William Wellman movie. You may kno...Ah, so it is a William Wellman movie. You may know that TCM released a box set of Wellman's precodes as part of the <a href="http://shop.tcm.com/forbidden-hollywood-collection-volume-three-dvd/detail.php?p=334209&ecid=PRF-TCM-100188&pa=PRF-TCM-100188" rel="nofollow">Forbidden Hollywood</a> series, but <b>Love Is a Racket</b> isn't on it.<br /><br />When it comes to Wellman and shocking pre-Codes, I think the first one I'd pick is <b>Night Nurse</b>, which is available on a previous volume in the Forbidden Hollywood series.Ted S. (Just a Cineast)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286673910044050811.post-68753854789021522692013-01-11T03:38:53.478-05:002013-01-11T03:38:53.478-05:00Glad to hear that this extremely enjoyable William...Glad to hear that this extremely enjoyable William Wellman pre-Code is getting another showing on TCM in the US - it has such a great cast, and I do wish it would get a Warner Archives release, so that more people could discover it! Enjoyed your review, Ted, and I think you are absolutely right to say it's "one of those movies that's got a lot going for it in the form of things that are almost shocking." <br /><br />I wrote a probably too long review of this a while back as part of my intermittent Wellman project and included a few stills:<br />http://movieclassics.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/love-is-a-racket-william-a-wellman-1932/Judyhttp://movieclassics.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com