The Racket
The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!
1951 | 88m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | John Cromwell |
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| Writer: | W.R. Burnett, William Wister Haines |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 1951 |
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| Director: | John Cromwell |
| Writer: | W.R. Burnett, William Wister Haines |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | corruption, cop-killer, police chief, gangster, election campaign, remake, film noir, based on play or musical, police station, mob boss, mob hit, terrorist bombing, political corruption, crime syndicate, mob, subpoena, witness intimidation, systemic corruption, corrupt police officials, corrupt legal system, corrupt district attorney, mob corruption |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Mitchum | Captain Thomas McQuigg |
| Lizabeth Scott | Irene Hayes |
| Robert Ryan | Nick Scanlon |
| William Talman | Officer Bob Johnson |
| Ray Collins | D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh |
| Joyce Mackenzie | Mary McQuigg |
| Robert Hutton | Dave Ames |
| Virginia Huston | Lucy Johnson |
| William Conrad | Det. Sgt. Turk |
| Walter Sande | Sgt. Jim Delaney |
| Les Tremayne | Harry Craig |
| Don Porter | R. G. Connolly |
| Walter Baldwin | Sgt. Sullivan |
| Brett King | Joe Scanlon |
| Richard Karlan | Breeze Enright |
| Tito Vuolo | Tony |
| Eric Alden | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Gregg Barton | Rookie Cop (uncredited) |
| Don Beddoe | Mitchell (uncredited) |
| Robert Bice | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Matthew Boulton | Simpson (uncredited) |
| Barry Brooks | Cameron (uncredited) |
| Howland Chamberlain | Roy Higgins (uncredited) |
| John Daheim | Mannick (uncredited) |
| Don Dillaway | Harris (uncredited) |
| Art Dupuis | Police Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Jane Easton | Operator (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Car 43 Policeman (uncredited) |
| William Forrest | Head of Crime Commission (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Lewis (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Bret Hamilton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jayne Hazard | Girl (uncredited) |
| Howard Joslin | Sgt. Werker (uncredited) |
| Hazel Keener | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Officer Mosley (uncredited) |
| Ronald Lee | Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
| Herbert Lytton | Police Doctor (uncredited) |
| Frank Marlowe | Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Governor's Butler (uncredited) |
| Allen Mathews | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Harriet Matthews | Librarian (uncredited) |
| Philo McCullough | Man Seated at Bar (uncredited) |
| John McGuire | Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| Ralph Montgomery | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Al Murphy | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parker | Garage Roof Thug (uncredited) |
| Ralph Peters | Davis (uncredited) |
| Howard Petrie | The Governor (uncredited) |
| Joey Ray | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| Richard Reeves | Leo (uncredited) |
| Stephen Roberts | Schmidt (uncredited) |
| Jack Shea | Night Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Miles Shepard | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| George Sherwood | Douglas (uncredited) |
| Milburn Stone | Member of Craig's Team (uncredited) |
| Duke Taylor | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Herb Vigran | Paradise Club Manager (uncredited) |
| Max Wagner | Durko (uncredited) |
| Bud Wolfe | Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited) |
| Sally Yarnell | Police Operator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| W.R. Burnett | Screenplay |
| Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |
| Arthur Siteman | Unit Production Manager |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Larry Germain | Hairstylist |
| John Cromwell | Director |
| Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Howard Hughes | Presenter |
| John Daheim | Stunts |
| William Stevens | Set Decoration |
| Clem Portman | Sound |
| Alexander Kahle | Still Photographer |
| Bartlett Cormack | Theatre Play |
| Sherman Todd | Editor |
| William Wister Haines | Screenplay |
| Frank McWhorter | Sound |
| George E. Diskant | Director of Photography |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Cliff P. Broughton | Production Supervisor |
| James E. Casey | Assistant Director |
| Michael Woulfe | Costume Design |
| Carey Loftin | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edmund Grainger | Producer |
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