The Racket
“The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!”
1951•NR•1h 28m•6.3•Released
CrimeThriller
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.
Director
John Cromwell
Writer
William Wister Haines, W.R. Burnett
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
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
Walter Baldwin
Sullivan
Brett King
Joe Scanlon
Richard Karlan
Breeze Enright
Production
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Edmund Grainger
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