The Racket (1928)


The Racket
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6.9 IMDB rating
Directed by


Starring (View all)
Thomas Meighan

Thomas Meighan

Captain McQuigg
Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Nick Scarsi
Marie Prevost

Marie Prevost

Helen Hayes
G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Johnson
Henry Sedley

Henry Sedley

Spike
George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Joe Scarsi


Written by (View all)
Bartlett Cormack

Bartlett Cormack

Del Andrews

Del Andrews

(scenario)


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Description: In defiance of a warning, a bootleg gang transports liquor and is stopped by the police. Through the intervention of a powerful politician who wants the votes controlled by the gang, Nick Scarsi, the leader, is freed. Later, Scarsi is caught murdering a patrolman. McQuigg, a police captain with a long-standing grudge against Scarsi, c ... (more)
Release date : 1 November 1928
Gangster (3), Crime (3), Silent (3), Film Noir (3), 1928 (3), Mob (2), Drunkenness (2), Gang (2), Election (2), Reporter (2), Journalist (2), Chicago (2), Car (2), Accident (2), Criminal (2), Automobile (2), Bribe (2), Singer (2), Liquor (1), Gunfire (1)
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" Director: Lewis Milestone Cast: Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, G. Pat Collins Story: An honest police captain vows to bring down a powerful bootlegger who is protected by corrupt politicians and judges."


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