
The Racket (1951)
6.3
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Oct 25, 1951 (US)
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Crime, Thriller
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01:28
corruption
election campaign
cop-killer
gangster
police chief
based on play or musical
remake
film noir
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
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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Cast

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