The Racket

Nov 1, 1928

1h 24m

★ 6.5

Overview

A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

The Caddo Company

Paramount Pictures

The Racket Trailers

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Cast

Police Captain James McQuigg

Thomas Meighan

Nick Scarsi

Louis Wolheim

Helen Hayes

Marie Prevost

Patrolman Johnson

G. Pat Collins

Spike Corcoran

Henry Sedley

Joe Scarsi

George E. Stone

District Attorney Welch

Sam De Grasse

Miller

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Cub Reporter Dave Ames

John Darrow

Chick

Lucien Prival

Sergeant Turck

Dan Wolheim

Detective Frisking Nick

William H. O'Brien

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