Riffraff

When a red-headed woman meets a red-headed man!

5.419361h 34mReleased

Crime

Drama

Overview

Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from his job he leaves Hattie who steals money for him and goes to jail. He gets a new job, foils a plot to dynamite the ship, and promises to wait for Hattie.

StatusReleased

Release Date1936-01-03

Runtime1h 34m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Keywords

cannery

Cast & Crew

Jean Harlow

as Hattie

Spencer Tracy

as Dutch

Una Merkel

as Lil

Joseph Calleia

as Nick

Victor Kilian

as 'Flytrap'

Mickey Rooney

as Jimmy

J. Farrell MacDonald

as 'Brains'

Roger Imhof

as 'Pops'

Juanita Quigley

as Rosie

Paul Hurst

as Belcher

Reviews

talisencrw

Aug 23, 2016

8/10

Though this is incredibly dated, it's also a very sincere and bizarre cross between a rags-to-riches drama and social commentary on unfair work practices/rights of workers/unions. And just so fans could see sexpot starlet Jean Harlow (the film's from Warner Archives' 7-film boxed set put out for the recent 100th anniversary of her birth in 1911) in…

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