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The Racket

The Racket
★ 6.3/10•1951•1h 28m•NR•Crime•Thriller

The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.

John Cromwell · Director

William Wister Haines · Screenplay

W.R. Burnett · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 25, 1951

Actors

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Thomas McQuigg

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Irene Hayes

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Nick Scanlon

William Talman

William Talman

Johnson

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Mortimer Welsh

Joyce Mackenzie

Joyce Mackenzie

Mary McQuigg

Robert Hutton

Robert Hutton

Dave Ames

Virginia Huston

Virginia Huston

Lucy Johnson

William Conrad

William Conrad

Turk

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Jim Delaney

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Harry Craig

Don Porter

Don Porter

R. G. Connolly

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Sullivan

Brett King

Brett King

Joe Scanlon

Richard Karlan

Richard Karlan

Breeze Enright

Tito Vuolo

Tito Vuolo

Tony

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