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The Racket (1951)

The Racket

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1h 28m

Crime, Drama, Thriller, Film Noir

October 25th, 1951

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Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. A prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police detective, Turck, are crooked and make McQuigg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.

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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
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Cromwell
Mel Ferrer
(uncredited)
Tay Garnett
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Edmund Grainger
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

William Wister Haines
(screen play) and
W.R. Burnett
screen play
Bartlett Cormack
play
Full cast & crew

Taglines

YOU'LL LEARN WHO PAYS OFF WHO -- AND WHY! (original print ad - all caps)
The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!

Keywords

gunfight
shootout
murder
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 8th, 1952 (Australia)
December 18th, 1953 (Austria)
June 30th, 2011 (Canada) (DVD premiere)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Racket (original title)
Das Syndikat (Austria) (alternative title)
Gangster (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

381 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, California, USA ("7th District Police Station", actually the Los Angeles Central Division Police Station)
Culver City, California, USA (chase scenes at end of film)
Encino, California, USA (RKO Ranch)
All Locations

Running Times

88 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Distribution Companies

RKO Pictures (Australasia) (Australia)
Sascha Filmverleih (Austria)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (Canada)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

RCA (India) (sound system)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.) (as I.A.T.S.E.)

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