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The Racket

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Calorie Rating: 124
Released: 1951-10-25
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Studios: RKO Radio Pictures,

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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 / Directors

John Cromwell

Director

James E. Casey

Assistant Director

Cast

Robert Mitchum

Character: Captain Thomas McQuigg

Lizabeth Scott

Character: Irene Hayes

Robert Ryan

Character: Nick Scanlon

William Talman

Character: Officer Bob Johnson

Ray Collins

Character: D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh

Joyce Mackenzie

Character: Mary McQuigg

Robert Hutton

Character: Dave Ames

Virginia Huston

Character: Lucy Johnson

William Conrad

Character: Det. Sgt. Turk

Walter Sande

Character: Sgt. Jim Delaney

Les Tremayne

Character: Harry Craig

Don Porter

Character: R. G. Connolly

Walter Baldwin

Character: Sgt. Sullivan

Brett King

Character: Joe Scanlon

Richard Karlan

Character: Breeze Enright

Tito Vuolo

Character: Tony

Eric Alden

Character: Sergeant (uncredited)

Gregg Barton

Character: Rookie Cop (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Character: Mitchell (uncredited)

Robert Bice

Character: Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Matthew Boulton

Character: Simpson (uncredited)

Barry Brooks

Character: Cameron (uncredited)

Howland Chamberlain

Character: Roy Higgins (uncredited)

John Daheim

Character: Mannick (uncredited)

Don Dillaway

Character: Harris (uncredited)

Art Dupuis

Character: Police Car Driver (uncredited)

Jane Easton

Character: Operator (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Character: Car 43 Policeman (uncredited)

William Forrest

Character: Head of Crime Commission (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Character: Lewis (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)

Bret Hamilton

Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Jayne Hazard

Character: Girl (uncredited)

Howard Joslin

Character: Sgt. Werker (uncredited)

Hazel Keener

Character: Secretary (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Character: Sergeant (uncredited)

Harry Lauter

Character: Officer Mosley (uncredited)

Ronald Lee

Character: Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Herbert Lytton

Character: Police Doctor (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Character: Pedestrian with Morning Newspaper (uncredited)

Thomas Martin

Character: Governor's Butler (uncredited)

Allen Mathews

Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)

Harriet Matthews

Character: Librarian (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Character: Man Seated at Bar (uncredited)

John McGuire

Character: Policeman in Locker Room (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)

Al Murphy

Character: Newsboy (uncredited)

William J. O'Brien

Character: Counterman / Short Order Cook (uncredited)

Eddie Parker

Character: Garage Roof Thug (uncredited)

Ralph Peters

Character: Davis (uncredited)

Howard Petrie

Character: The Governor (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Walter Reed

Character: Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room (uncredited)

Richard Reeves

Character: Leo (uncredited)

Stephen Roberts

Character: Schmidt (uncredited)

Jack Shea

Character: Night Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Miles Shepard

Character: Policeman (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)

George Sherwood

Character: Douglas (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

Character: Member of Craig's Team (uncredited)

Duke Taylor

Character: Policeman (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Character: Paradise Club Manager (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Character: Durko (uncredited)

Bud Wolfe

Character: Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club (uncredited)

Sally Yarnell

Character: Police Operator (uncredited)

Production and Crew

Edmund Grainger

Producer

Sherman Todd

Editor

W.R. Burnett

Screenplay

Paul Sawtell

Original Music Composer

George E. Diskant

Director of Photography

William Wister Haines

Screenplay

Bartlett Cormack

Theatre Play

William Stevens

Set Decoration

Frank McWhorter

Sound

Cliff P. Broughton

Production Supervisor

Clem Portman

Sound

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Michael Woulfe

Costume Design

Albert S. D'Agostino

Art Direction

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Jack Okey

Art Direction

Larry Germain

Hairstylist

Arthur Siteman

Unit Production Manager

Howard Hughes

Presenter

Alexander Kahle

Still Photographer

John Daheim

Stunts

Carey Loftin

Stunts