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Movie profile

The Racket

6.5/ 1019281h 24m

CrimeDrama

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

Directed by Lewis Milestone

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Behind the frames

4 stills

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Thomas Meighan

Thomas Meighan

Police Captain James McQuigg

Louis Wolheim

Louis Wolheim

Nick Scarsi

Marie Prevost

Marie Prevost

Helen Hayes

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Patrolman Johnson

Henry Sedley

Spike Corcoran

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Joe Scarsi

Sam De Grasse

Sam De Grasse

District Attorney Welch

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Miller