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.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and resolved.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Robert MitchumThomas McQuigg
- Lizabeth ScottIrene Hayes
- Robert RyanNick Scanlon
- William TalmanJohnson
- Ray CollinsMortimer Welsh
- Joyce MackenzieMary McQuigg
- Robert HuttonDave Ames
- Virginia HustonLucy Johnson
- William ConradTurk
- Walter SandeJim Delaney
Crew
- John CromwellDirector
- William Wister HainesScreenplay
- W.R. BurnettScreenplay
- George E. DiskantDirector of Photography
- Sherman ToddEditor
- Edmund GraingerProducer
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