The Racket (1928)

★ 6.5/10 84 min Crime, Drama United States English

Director: Lewis Milestone

Writer: Del Andrews
Adaptation: Bartlett Cormack
Theatre Play: Bartlett Cormack

Streaming: Not available

Description

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

Thomas Meighan Police Captain James McQuigg

Louis Wolheim Nick Scarsi

Marie Prevost Helen Hayes

G. Pat Collins Patrolman Johnson

Henry Sedley Spike Corcoran

George E. Stone Joe Scarsi

Sam De Grasse District Attorney Welch

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher Miller