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The Racket

6.319511h 28mNRMovieCrimeThriller

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.

DirectorJohn Cromwell
WritersW.R. Burnett·William Wister Haines
ProducerEdmund Grainger

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Cast · Directed by John Cromwell

Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum
Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott
Lizabeth Scott
Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
Nick Scanlon
William Talman
William Talman
Johnson
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Mortimer Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie
Joyce Mackenzie
Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton
Robert Hutton
Dave Ames
Virginia Huston
Virginia Huston
Lucy Johnson
William Conrad
William Conrad
Turk
Walter Sande
Walter Sande
Jim Delaney
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
Harry Craig
Don Porter
Don Porter
R. G. Connolly

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The Racket is streaming on HBO Max and YouTube TV in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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