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The Racket

The Racket1951

★6.388 minCrimeThriller

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.

Director

Writer

W.R. Burnett William Wister Haines

Score

Stars

Robert Mitchum Lizabeth Scott Robert Ryan

Cast74

Robert Mitchum
as Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott
as Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan
as Nick Scanlon
William Talman
as Johnson
Ray Collins
as Mortimer Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie
as Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton
as Dave Ames
Virginia Huston
as Lucy Johnson
William Conrad
as Turk
Walter Sande
as Jim Delaney
Les Tremayne
as Harry Craig
Don Porter
as R. G. Connolly
Walter Baldwin
as Sullivan
Brett King
as Joe Scanlon
Richard Karlan
as Breeze Enright
Tito Vuolo
as Tony
Eric Alden
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Gregg Barton
as Rookie Cop (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
as Mitchell (uncredited)
Robert Bice
as Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
Matthew Boulton
as Simpson (uncredited)
B
Barry Brooks
as Cameron (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
as Roy Higgins (uncredited)
John Daheim
as Mannick (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
as Harris (uncredited)
A
Art Dupuis
as Police Car Driver (uncredited)
Jane Easton
as Operator (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Car 43 Policeman (uncredited)
William Forrest
as Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
as Lewis (uncredited)
D
Dick Gordon
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
B
Bret Hamilton
as Reporter (uncredited)
Jayne Hazard
as Girl (uncredited)
H
Howard Joslin
as Werker (uncredited)
Hazel Keener
as Secretary (uncredited)
Mike Lally
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
as Officer Mosley (uncredited)
R
Ronald Lee
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
as Police Doctor (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
as Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited)
T
Thomas Martin
as Governor's Butler (uncredited)
A
Allen Mathews
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
H
Harriet Matthews
as Librarian (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Man Seated at Bar (uncredited)
John McGuire
as Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited)
R
Ralph Montgomery
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
A
Al Murphy
as Newsboy (uncredited)
W
William J. O'Brien
as Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
as Garage Roof Thug (uncredited)
Ralph Peters
as Davis (uncredited)
Howard Petrie
as Governor (uncredited)
Joey Ray
as Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Reed
as Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)
Richard Reeves
as Leo (uncredited)
S
Stephen Roberts
as Schmidt (uncredited)
J
Jack Shea
as Night Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
M
Miles Shepard
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
G
George Sherwood
as Douglas (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
as Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)
D
Duke Taylor
as Policeman (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
as Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)
Max Wagner
as Durko (uncredited)
B
Bud Wolfe
as Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited)
S
Sally Yarnell
as Police Operator (uncredited)
Frank Baker
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
T
Tex Brodus
as Police Officer (uncredited)
G
George Bruggeman
as Police Officer (uncredited)
D
Dick Cherney
as Police Officer (uncredited)
B
Bud Cokes
as Police Officer (uncredited)
C
Claudia Constant
as Girl (uncredited)
C
Curtis Jarrett
as Policeman (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Commission Member (uncredited)
B
Buck Russell
as Commission Member (uncredited)

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