CinemaOSMovie · 1928 · 1h 24m
The Racket
65%(44)IMDbCrimeDrama

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

Directed byLewis Milestone

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 24m
Language
EN
Released
November 1, 1928
Studios
Paramount PicturesThe Caddo Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

John Darrow

John Darrow

Cub Reporter Dave Ames

Lucien Prival

Lucien Prival

Chick

Creative team
Directed by
Lewis Milestone
Lewis Milestone
Written by
Del Andrews
Produced by
Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes

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