The Racket
25/10/1951
1h 28m

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.
Cast


Robert Mitchum
Thomas McQuigg


Lizabeth Scott
Irene Hayes


Robert Ryan
Nick Scanlon


William Talman
Johnson


Ray Collins
Mortimer Welsh


Joyce Mackenzie
Mary McQuigg


Robert Hutton
Dave Ames


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)


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)
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