The Racket

1928, Movie, NR, 70 mins

The Racket: Review

A taut underworld drama, adapted for the screen from Lewis Milestone's own play by Bartlett Cormack. Politically connected bootlegger Nick Scarsi (Louis Wolheim) and police captain McQuigg (Thomas Meighan) have a long-standing beef, which intensifies after Scarsi's trucks are stopped by the police then released because of his pull with local politicos. Scarsi tries to pay off McQuigg, and when McQuigg refuses, Scarsi uses his juice to have McQuigg transferred to a precinct i... read more leave a comment

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A tough cop (Robert Mitchum) has to fight his superiors in order to battle the mob in The Racket (1951).
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Posted: 8/1/2008

The Racket: Cast & Details

Year: 1928
Rated NR

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Cast
Thomas Meighan: Captain McQuigg
Marie Prevost: Helen Hayes, an Entertainer
Louis Wolheim: Nick Scarsi, Bootleg King
George Stone: Joe Scarsi, Nick's Brother
John Darrow: Ames, a Cub Reporter
Skeets Gallagher: Miller, a Reporter

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