The Racket (1928)

6.5/10 84 min Crime Drama

Overview

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

Cast

Thomas Meighan

Police Captain James McQuigg

Louis Wolheim

Nick Scarsi

Marie Prevost

Helen Hayes

G. Pat Collins

Patrolman Johnson

George E. Stone

Joe Scarsi

Sam De Grasse

District Attorney Welch

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Miller

John Darrow

Cub Reporter Dave Ames

Lucien Prival

Chick

William H. O'Brien

Detective Frisking Nick

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