Movie
The Racket
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1951-10-25
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Crime, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Thomas McQuigg
- Lizabeth Scott as Irene Hayes
- Robert Ryan as Nick Scanlon
- William Talman as Johnson
- Ray Collins as Mortimer Welsh
- Joyce Mackenzie as Mary McQuigg
- Robert Hutton as Dave Ames
- Virginia Huston as Lucy Johnson
- William Conrad as Turk
- Walter Sande as Jim Delaney
- Les Tremayne as Harry Craig
- Don Porter as R. G. Connolly
Crew
- John Cromwell - Director
- William Wister Haines - Screenplay
- W.R. Burnett - Screenplay
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