Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Karen Lee
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Synopsis
A powerful man intervenes to help an intoxicated violinist and becomes involved with the musician's lover. His apparent generosity offers recovery and opportunity, but personal desire complicates the arrangement. Crime, patronage and affection share an uneasy social world.
Cast
DirectorsHoward Higgin
Reception and legacy
British censors rejected The Racketeer in 1929, while a shorter version titled Love's Conquest passed the following year. The differing titles and lengths record how censorship could change a film's route to audiences.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Hedda Hopper — Photoplay magazine · Public domain
- Carole Lombard — Photograph by Paul Hesse (1896 – 1973) · Public domain
- Robert Armstrong — Trailer screenshot · Public domain
- Roland Drew — Film screenshot (Warner Bros.) · Public domain
