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The Racket

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Original title

The Racket

Year

1951

Running time

88 min.

Country

United States

Director

John Cromwell

Screenwriter

William Wister Haines, W.R. Burnett. Play: Bartlett Cormack

Cast

Music

Paul Sawtell

Cinematography

George E. Diskant (B&W)

Producer

RKO Radio Pictures. Producer: Howard Hughes

Genre

Film noir | Cop Movies. Mafia

Synopsis

The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. There are only two problems: First, Nick is the violent type, preferring to do things the old-fashioned way instead of using the syndicate's more genteel methods. The second problem is McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson. Together, they take on the violent Nick and try to foil the syndicate's plans to elect Welch, the crooked prosecutor running for a crooked judgeship.

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The Racket

1951

John Cromwell

6.5

(674)