Dance Hall Racket

Dance Hall Racket is a 1953 American film directed by Phil Tucker starring Lenny Bruce (who also wrote the script) and his wife Honey Harlow.

Plot
A gangster who operates a sleazy dance hall uses a sadistic bodyguard to keep his girls afraid and his customers in line. A merchant marine seaman is found murdered and suspicion falls upon the operator of a dime-a-dance honky tonk joint. A federal undercover agent is planted in the place to gather evidence, and he soon learns that the dive is only a cover-up for diamond-smuggling activities, and that one of the operation's henchmen, who is handy with a switch-blade knife, is the killer. Before they can be arrested, the henchman kills his boss and is shot while trying to escape.

Cast

 * Timothy Farrell as Umberto Scalli
 * Lenny Bruce as Vincent
 * Bernie Jones as Punky, the Swedish Sailor
 * Honey Bruce Friedman Rose (as Honey Harlow)
 * Sally Marr as Hostess
 * Bunny Parker as Dancehall Girl
 * Joie Abrams as Dancehall Girl
 * Ronald Lee
 * Bill King
 * Mary Holiday as Dancehall Girl
 * Harry Keaton
 * Joe Piro as Henchman

Soundtrack
Music Department Sanford H. Dickinson	... music consultant (as Sandford H. Dickinson) Charles Ruddy	... musical director (uncredited)