The Racket

• 6.3 Crime
• 1951-10-25
• 88 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Robert Mitchum (Captain Thomas McQuigg) Lizabeth Scott (Irene Hayes) Robert Ryan (Nick Scanlon) William Talman (Officer Bob Johnson) Ray Collins (D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh) Joyce Mackenzie (Mary McQuigg) Robert Hutton (Dave Ames) Virginia Huston (Lucy Johnson) William Conrad (Det. Sgt. Turk) Walter Sande (Sgt. Jim Delaney)

Director:

John Cromwell

Writer:

William Wister Haines W.R. Burnett