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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.
Released: 1928-11-0184 minDir: Lewis MilestoneCrime, Drama
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
- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 821041
- Image
- The Racket (1928) film poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1928-01-01
- title
- The Racket
- review score
- 100%
- Commons category
- The Racket (1928 film)
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Chicago
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IMDb
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Al Capone
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Paramount Pictures
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Internet Archive
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silent film
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Howard Hughes
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Academy Award for Best Picture
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The Aviator
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drama film
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Broadway theatre
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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habeas corpus
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Variety
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Lewis Milestone
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crime film
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1st Academy Awards
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prohibition in the United States
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Categories
1920s rediscovered films1928 American films1928 crime drama films1928 English-language films1928 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican gangster filmsAmerican police detective filmsAmerican silent crime drama filmsAmerican silent feature filmsAmerican silent mystery filmsAmerican silent thriller filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about corruption in the United StatesFilms about organized crime in the United StatesFilms about prohibition in the United StatesFilms directed by Lewis MilestoneFilms produced by Howard HughesFilms set in ChicagoFilms with screenplays by Harry BehnParamount Pictures filmsRediscovered American filmsSurviving American silent films