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A playboy with a law degree? What could possibly go wrong against 1930s gangsters?
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The Drag Net (1936)

pre-Code gritB-movie swagger61-minute chaos

Overview

DramaCrime

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

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lawyergang

Standout Aspects

Acting

Rod La Rocque's smug-to-sincere transformation.

Production

Depression-era sets that scream desperation.

Best for:Solo: Quick vintage crime fix before bed.·Rewatch: Spotting pre-Code details you missed.
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Director

Vin Moore

ReleasedApr 15, 1936
Runtime1h 1m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Burroughs-Tarzan Pictures Inc.

Top Cast

Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Lawrence Thomas Jr.

Marian Nixon

Marian Nixon

Katherine 'Kit' van Buren

Betty Compson

Betty Compson

Mollie Cole

John Dilson

John Dilson

Arnold Crane

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Arthur Hill

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Al Wilson

Joseph W. Girard

Joseph W. Girard

Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Lawrence Thomas Sr.

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during Hollywood's brief pre-Code window, this squeaked in grittier violence and moral ambiguity before the Hays Code crackdown of 1934 fully took hold.

Trivia

Rod La Rocque was a major silent star struggling to transition to sound; this Poverty Row quickie was a steep fall from his Cecil B. DeMille heyday.

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