Riffraff

Year: 1936

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: J. Walter Ruben

CrimeDrama

Fisherman Dutch falls for cannery worker Hattie, both red‑haired. After Dutch is expelled from the union and loses his job, he abandons Hattie, who then steals money for him and lands in jail. Dutch finds new work, thwarts a scheme to blow up a ship, and vows to wait for Hattie.

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