The Racket

The Racket

Director: John Cromwell, Tay Garnett, Sherman Todd
Cast: Roy Webb
Roy Webb
, Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Constantin Bakaleinikoff
John Cromwell
The Racket

The Racket

Director: John Cromwell, Tay Garnett, Sherman Todd
Cast: Roy Webb
Roy Webb
, Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Constantin Bakaleinikoff
John Cromwell

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Overview

The Racket was based on a play by Bartlett Cormack, first filmed as a silent in 1928. The storyline was updated to include references to Estes Kefauver's Senate Crime Investigating Committee: otherwise, the plot (and much of the dialogue) was lifted bodily from the Cormack play. Racketeer Robert Ryan has managed to get several government and law-enforcement higher-ups in his pocket. But Ryan can't touch the incorruptible police officer Robert Mitchum, who refuses all attempts at bribery. Ryan pulls strings to get Mitchum transferred to a series of undesirable precincts, but Mitchum will not be dissuaded. The battle of wills between cop and criminal comes to a head when mob-connected nightclub singer Lizabeth Scott turns on her former protector Ryan. The Broadway version of The Racket starred Edward G. Robinson as the racketeer; the 1928 film version featured Louis Wolheim in the Robinson role and Thomas Meighan as the upright cop. Both the silent and sound versions of the property were personally produced by Howard R. Hughes.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/08/2016
UPC: 0888574446000
Original Release: 1951
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:29:00
Sales rank: 28,290

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Lizabeth Scott Irene Hayes
William Talman Johnson
Ray Collins Welch
Joyce MacKenzie Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton Ames
Virginia Huston Lucy Johnson
William Conrad Turck
Don Porter Connolly
Walter Baldwin Sullivan,Sullivan
Brett King Joe Scanlon
Richard Karlan Enright
Tito Vuolo Tony
Howland Chamberlin Higgins
Ralph Peters Davis
Iris Adrian Sadie
Jane Hazzard Girl
Claudia Constant Girl
Jack Shea Sergeant
Eric Alden Sergeant
Howard Joslin Sgt. Werker
Bret Hamilton Reporter
Richard Gordon Actor,Man
Joey Ray Reporter
Duke Taylor Policeman
Miles Shepard Policeman
Curtis Jarrett Policeman
Harry Lauter Policeman
Dulce Daye Secretary
Hazel Keener Secretary
Steve Roberts Schmidt
Pat Flaherty Clerk
Milburn Stone Foster
Richard Reeves Leo
John Day Menig
Don Beddoe Mitchell
Matthew Boulton Simpson
Barry Brooks Cameron
George Sherwood Douglas
Jack Gargan Lewis
Herb Vigran Headwaiter
Bud Wolfe Detective
Ronald Lee Elevator Boy
Allen Matthews Man,Librarian
Ralph Montgomery Man
Al Murphy Newsboy
Robert Bice Operator
Sally Yarnell Operator
Allen Mathews Man
Jane Easton Operator
Kate Belmont Operator
Gregg Barton Rookie Cop
Howland Chamberlain Roy Higgins
C. Bakaleinikoff Composer
Paul Sawtell Composer

Technical Credits
John Cromwell Director
Tay Garnett Director
Sherman Todd Director
Edmund Grainger Producer
W.R. Burnett Screenwriter
William Wister Haines Screenwriter
Samuel Fuller Screenwriter
Clem Portman Sound/Sound Designer
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