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Racket Girls
Racket Girls
Directed by	Robert C. Dertano
Written by	Robert C. Dertano
Produced by	George Weiss
Starring	Peaches Page; Timothy Farrell; Clara Mortenson; Rita Martinez
Cinematography	William C. Thompson
Production; company	Arena Productions
Distributed by	Screen Classics
Release date	1951;
Running time	70 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

Racket Girls (also called Blonde Pickup and Pin Down Girls) is an American film noir crime film, directed by Robert C. Dertano and released in 1951 by Screen Classics.

Plot

Umberto Scalli (Timothy Farrell) is a small-time gangster who acts as a manager for women's wrestling in order to cover his involvement in many crime rings, including racketeering, bookmaking, and prostitution. He must dodge both police investigations and the local mob, to which he owes $35,000.

Cast

Real life wrestlers Peaches Page and Rita Martinez, as well as former world champion Clara Mortensen, play fictional versions of themselves.

Peaches Page as Peaches Page
Timothy Farrell as Umberto Scalli
Clara Mortensen as Clara Mortensen, world champion
Rita Martínez as Rita Martinez, champion of Mexico
Muriel Gardner as Ruby McKenzie
Don Ferrara as Joe the Jockey
Matt Douglas as Ronnie, a mobster
Paul Merton as Monk, a book-keeper
Bruce Spencer as Eddie, a gangster
Tony Zarro as Lefty, a mobster
Mary Jean Walker as Jackie, a bookie
William Lamont as Senate investigator
Phil Bernard as Mr. Big, the gang leader
Jimmy Lennon Sr. as Jimmy Lennon
Phil Solomon as Phil Solomon, a referee

Production

The film was produced by George Weiss and Arena Productions, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-based company headed by Norman Felton.^[1]^{[failed verification]}

Derived works

The film was the subject of a 1994 episode of the sixth season of the movie-mocking show Mystery Science Theater 3000.^[2]

References

^ Barnes, Mike (July 5, 2012). "Norman Felton, Co-Creator of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Dies at 99". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
^ "Mystery Science Theater 3000—Season 6—Episode 16—Racket Girls". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

External links

Racket Girls at IMDb

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[1] Barnes, Mike (July 5, 2012). "Norman Felton, Co-Creator of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Dies at 99". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[2] "Mystery Science Theater 3000—Season 6—Episode 16—Racket Girls". TV.com. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

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