United States / Oct 25, 1951 / NR / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Virginia Huston | Lucy Johnson |
| William Conrad | Turk |
| Walter Sande | Jim Delaney |
| Les Tremayne | Harry Craig |
| Don Porter | R. G. Connolly |
| Walter Baldwin | Sullivan |
| Brett King | Joe Scanlon |
| Richard Karlan | Breeze Enright |
| Tito Vuolo | Tony |
| Eric Alden | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Gregg Barton | Rookie Cop (uncredited) |
| Don Beddoe | Mitchell (uncredited) |
| Robert Bice | Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Matthew Boulton | Simpson (uncredited) |
| Barry Brooks | Cameron (uncredited) |
| Howland Chamberlain | Roy Higgins (uncredited) |
| John Daheim | Mannick (uncredited) |
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| Don Dillaway | Harris (uncredited) |
| Art Dupuis | Police Car Driver (uncredited) |
| Jane Easton | Operator (uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Car 43 Policeman (uncredited) |
| William Forrest | Head of Crime Commission (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Lewis (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Bret Hamilton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jayne Hazard | Girl (uncredited) |
| Howard Joslin | Werker (uncredited) |
| Hazel Keener | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Harry Lauter | Officer Mosley (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) |
| Philo McCullough | Man Seated at Bar (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 (uncredited) |
| Howard Petrie | Governor (uncredited) |
| Joey Ray | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited) |
| Richard Reeves | Leo (uncredited) |
| Stephen Roberts | Schmidt (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 (uncredited) |
| Bud Wolfe | Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited) |
| Sally Yarnell | Police Operator (uncredited) |
| Frank Baker | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Tex Brodus | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Bud Cokes | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Claudia Constant | Girl (uncredited) |
| Curtis Jarrett | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Commission Member (uncredited) |
| Buck Russell | Commission Member (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Racket |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date | 25 ottobre 1951 |
| Production | Edmund Grainger |
| Writer | William Wister Haines, W.R. Burnett, Bartlett Cormack, Harold Adamson |
| Editing | Sherman Todd |
| Cinematography | George E. Diskant |
| Assistant directors | John Cromwell |
| Camera operators | George E. Diskant |
| Additional photography | George E. Diskant |
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| Production design | Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, William Stevens |
| Art direction | Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey, Darrell Silvera, William Stevens |
| Set decoration | Darrell Silvera, William Stevens, Albert S. D'Agostino, Jack Okey |
| Music | Jimmy McHugh, Frank McWhorter, Clem Portman, C. Bakaleinikoff |
| Sound | Frank McWhorter, Clem Portman, C. Bakaleinikoff, Jimmy McHugh |
| Costume design | Michael Woulfe, Mel Berns, Larry Germain |
| Makeup | Mel Berns, Michael Woulfe, Larry Germain |
| Hairstyling | Michael Woulfe, Mel Berns, Larry Germain |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 12, 1951
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