The Racket (1951)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 25, 1951Release Date
The Racket (1951)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 25, 1951Release Date
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
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
Mel Ferrer
Director
Robert Hutton
Dave Ames
Tay Garnett
Director
Virginia Huston
Lucy Johnson
Nicholas Ray
Director
William Conrad
Det. Sgt. Turk
Walter Sande
Sgt. Jim Delaney
Les Tremayne
Harry Craig
Don Porter
R. G. Connolly
John Cromwell
Director
Walter Baldwin
Sgt. Sullivan
William Wister Haines
Writer
Brett King
Joe Scanlon
W.R. Burnett
Writer
Bartlett Cormack
Writer
Richard Karlan
Breeze Enright
Tito Vuolo
Tony
Edmund Grainger
Producer
George E. Diskant
Cinematographer
Eric Alden
Sergeant (uncredited)
Sherman Todd
Editor
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) / Stunts
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)
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Clem Portman
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 25, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
The Racket is a 1951 black-and-white film noir drama directed by John Cromwell with uncredited directing help from Nicholas Ray, Tay Garnett, and Mel Ferrer. The production features Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, and William Conrad. Future Perry Mason regular cast members William Talman and Ray Collins appear in key roles.The film, a remake of the 1928 film The Racket, is indirectly based on a play by Bartlett Cormack. (Edward G. Robinson played the racketeer in the original Broadway production.)