The Racket

Name: The Racket
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Released: 1951-10-25
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman, Ray Collins

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

Crime Thriller

The Racket(1951)

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

Crime Thriller

6.3/ 10 (39 votes)

1h 28m

00

AI Analysis

AI Film Summary

1951-10-25

Overview

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.

DirectorJohn Cromwell

ScreenplayWilliam Wister Haines

Theatre PlayBartlett Cormack

ScreenplayW.R. Burnett

Cast

Robert Mitchum

Thomas McQuigg

Lizabeth Scott

Irene Hayes

Robert Ryan

Nick Scanlon

William Talman

Johnson

Ray Collins

Mortimer Welsh

Joyce Mackenzie

Mary McQuigg

Robert Hutton

Dave Ames

Virginia Huston

Lucy Johnson

William Conrad

Turk

Walter Sande

Jim Delaney

Les Tremayne

Harry Craig

Don Porter

R. G. Connolly

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