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The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime drama film produced by Howard Hughes and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Lewis Milestone with a screenplay by Bartlett Cormack, the film features Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, Thomas Meighan, and G. Pat Collins in the cast. Tony Gaudio served as the director of photography, while Eddie Adams handled editing. The narrative is set in Chicago and focuses on organized crime, specifically involving a renegade police captain attempting to catch a sadistic mob boss.
The film was released in 1928 and has a runtime of 84 minutes. It is presented in black-and-white with a 4:3 aspect ratio in the English language. The Racket was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critical reception includes a review score of 6.9 out of 10 and a 100% rating, alongside a vote average of 6.548. The Academy Film Archive preserved the film in 2016.
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6.5A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Cast
- Thomas Meighan as Police Captain James McQuigg
- Louis Wolheim as Nick Scarsi
- Marie Prevost as Helen Hayes
- G. Pat Collins as Patrolman Johnson
- Henry Sedley as Spike Corcoran
- George E. Stone as Joe Scarsi
Themes
- bootlegger
- reporter
- silent film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Lewis Milestone
- Cast member
- Walter Brennan
- Composer
- Robert Israel
- Producer
- Howard Hughes
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Tony Gaudio
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 821041
- Image
- The Racket (1928) film poster.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- publication date
- 1928-01-01
- title
- The Racket
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- film editor
- Eddie Adams
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Banda
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- The Racket (1928 film)
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