The Racket Man

The Racket Man

The Racket Man

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The Racket Man

"He knew every angle... except a girl's love!"

1944

1h 5m

7.7(3 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees to help the FBI break up a black market ring by pretending to have been kicked out of service and to have resumed his old life of crime.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Matt Benson

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Phyllis Lake

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Police Sgt. 'Irish' Duffy

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Toby Sykes

Larry Parks

Larry Parks

Larry Lake

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

George the Butler

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Editor Clark

Warren Ashe

Warren Ashe

Agent Burton

Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Cpl. Tony Ciccardi

Pauline Drake

Mamie the Secretary

Creative team

Directed by: D. Ross Lederman
Written by: Casey Robinson
Howard J. Green

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