The Racket

The Racket

88 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 25, 1951

Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. Prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police detective, Turck, are crooked and make McQuigg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.

The Racket

88 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 25, 1951

The Racket
Mobster Nick Scanlon has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQuigg, who refuses all attempts at bribery. Prosecuting attorney, Welch, and a police detective, Turck, are crooked and make McQuigg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Racket
Directors James E. Casey, Sherman Todd, Tay Garnett, John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Nicholas Ray
Writers Bartlett Cormack, William Wister Haines, W.R. Burnett

Cast

Robert Mitchum

as Captain Thomas McQuigg

Lizabeth Scott

as Irene Hayes

Robert Ryan

as Nick Scanlon

William Talman

as Officer Bob Johnson

Ray Collins

as D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh

Joyce Mackenzie

as Mary McQuigg

Robert Hutton

as Dave Ames

Virginia Huston

as Lucy Johnson

William Conrad

as Det. Sgt. Turk

Walter Sande

as Sgt. Jim Delaney

Les Tremayne

as Harry Craig

Don Porter

as R. G. Connolly

Walter Baldwin

as Sgt. 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)

Barry Brooks

as Cameron (uncredited)

Howland Chamberlain

as Roy Higgins (uncredited)

John Daheim

as Mannick (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

as Harris (uncredited)

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)

Dick Gordon

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Bret Hamilton

as Reporter (uncredited)

Jayne Hazard

as Girl (uncredited)

Howard Joslin

as Sgt. Werker (uncredited)

Hazel Keener

as Secretary (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

as Officer Mosley (uncredited)

Ronald Lee

as Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

as Police Doctor (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

as Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

as Governor's Butler (uncredited)

Allen Mathews

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Harriet Matthews

as Librarian (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

as Man Seated at Bar (uncredited)

John McGuire

as Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Al Murphy

as Newsboy (uncredited)

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 The Governor (uncredited)

Joey Ray

as Reporter (uncredited)

Walter Reed

as Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)

Richard Reeves

as Leo (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

as Schmidt (uncredited)

Jack Shea

as Night Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Miles Shepard

as Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

George Sherwood

as Douglas (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

as Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)

Duke Taylor

as Policeman (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

as Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)

Max Wagner

as Durko (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

as Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited)

Sally Yarnell

as Police Operator (uncredited)