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The Racket

Year:
Duration:
88 min
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
John Cromwell
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1951-12-12
Cast
Actor
Character
Robert Mitchum
Captain Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott
Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan
Nick Scanlon
William Talman
Officer Bob Johnson
Ray Collins
Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie
Mary McQuigg (as Joyce MacKenzie)
Robert Hutton
Dave Ames
Virginia Huston
Lucy Johnson
William Conrad
Det. Sgt. Turk
Walter Sande
Precinct Sgt. Jim Delaney
Les Tremayne
Harry Craig (Crime Commission chief investigator)
Don Porter
R.G. Connolly
Walter Baldwin
Booking Sgt. Sullivan
Brett King
Joe Scanlon
Richard Karlan
Breeze Enright
Tito Vuolo
Tony, Nick's Barber
Eric Alden
Sergeant (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
Rookie Cop (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Mitchell - Member of Craig's Office (uncredited)
Kate Belmont
Operator (uncredited)
Robert Bice
Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Matthew Boulton
Simpson - Nick's Butler (uncredited)
Barry Brooks
Cameron (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
Roy Higgins (uncredited)
Claudia Constant
Girl (uncredited)
John Daheim
Mannick - Nick's Driver / Henchman (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Harris - Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Jane Easton
Operator (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Policeman, Car 43 (uncredited)
William Forrest
Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Lewis (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Bret Hamilton
Reporter (uncredited)
Jayne Hazard
Girl (uncredited)
Curtis Jarrett
Policeman (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Sgt. Werker (uncredited)
Hazel Keener
Secretary (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Sergeant (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)
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 - Crooked Bondsman (uncredited)
Howard Petrie
The Governor (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
Leo - Driver / Scanlon Henchman (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
Schmidt, Police Car Driver (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 - Ugly Henchman (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited)
Sally Yarnell
Brunette Police Operator (uncredited)
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Trivia
The only film that Robert Mitchum appeared in which was a remake of a silent film.
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In May 1950, Samuel Fuller was assigned to work on the film's screenplay and was considered as a possible director.
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Ray Collins and William Talman both co-starred in the TV series Perry Mason.
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Goofs
Nick Scanlon's car is a 1949 Chrysler Crown Imperial limo. In the crash scene, an older 1942 model was used. The '49 side trim has been added, but the different front end reveals the switch.
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Quotes
Nick Scanlon: [speaking about all he did for his younger brother] I sent him to four colleges. Four!
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Lucy Johnson: What if we had three kids?
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Photos from cast
Harry Lauter
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