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Directed by Frank O'Connor, Religious Racketeers leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Fiske, Helene LeBerthon, Arthur Gardner — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1938.
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An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family.
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