The Racket (1951)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 25, 1951Release Date
The Racket (1951)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 25, 1951Release Date
Network & Production Companies
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
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) / 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)
Bartlett Cormack
Theatre Play
Sherman Todd
Editor
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Edmund Grainger
Producer
William Wister Haines
Screenplay
John Cromwell
Director
Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 25, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
police chief
noir
corruption
cop-killer
gangster
election campaign
remake
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
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.)
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