Riffraff

Riffraff

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 3, 1936

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.

Riffraff

94 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 3, 1936

Riffraff
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Riffraff
Directors Dolph Zimmer, J. Walter Ruben
Writers H.W. Hanemann, Frances Marion, Anita Loos

Cast

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

Vince Barnett

as Lew

Dorothy Appleby

as Gertie

Judith Wood

as Mabel

Arthur Housman

as 'Ratsy'

Wade Boteler

as Bert

Joe Phillips

as Al

William Newell

as Pete

Al Hill

as 'Speed'

Helen Flint

as Sadie

Lillian Harmer

as Mrs. McCall

Bob Perry

as 'Lefty'

George Givot

as Markis

Helene Costello

as Maizie

Rafaela Ottiano

as Matron (as Rafaelo Ottiano)

John George

as Fisherman (uncredited)