THE DRAG-NET (1936) Rod La Rocque, Marian Nixon & Betty Compson | Action, Crime, Drama | B&W

The Drag-Net is a 1936 American crime film directed by Vin Moore and starring Rod La Rocque, Marian Nixon and Betty Compson. It was made as a second feature at the Talisman Studios in Hollywood.

SYNOPSIS
A playboy takes a job as an assistant district attorney, finds himself up against a tough crime boss and his gang.

A young playboy attorney is fired from his father's firm due to his lifestyle. He instead takes a job with the district attorney's office taking on a major crime gang.

CAST & CREW
Rod La Rocque as Lawrence Thomas Jr.
Marian Nixon as Katherine 'Kit' van Buren
Betty Compson as Mollie Cole
Jack Adair as Joseph 'Joe' Ross
John Dilson as Arnold Crane
Edward Keane as Asst. District Attorney Arthur Hill
Donald Kerr as Al Wilson
Joseph W. Girard as Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
John Bantry as Fred Cole
Edward LeSaint as Lawrence Thomas Sr.
Allen Mathews as Louie Miller
Sidney Payne as Spike - the Headwaiter
Gertrude Messinger as Switchboard Operator
Murdock MacQuarrie as Hot-Check Gambler
Jack Cheatham as Cop

Directed by Vin Moore
Written by Willard Mack (play), James Mulhauser
Produced by Burton L. King, William Nicholas Selig
Cinematography Edward A. Kull
Edited by Douglass Biggs, Thomas Neff
Production company Burroughs-Tarzan Pictures
Distributed by Burroughs-Tarzan Pictures
Release date April 15, 1936
Running time 61 minutes
Country United States
Language English