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6.3The 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.
Released: 1951-10-2588 minDir: John CromwellCrime, Thriller
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Thomas McQuigg
- Lizabeth Scott as Irene Hayes
- Robert Ryan as Nick Scanlon
- William Talman as Johnson
- Ray Collins as Mortimer Welsh
- Joyce Mackenzie as Mary McQuigg
Themes
- corruption
- election campaign
- cop-killer
- gangster
- police chief
- based on play or musical
- remake
- film noir
- police corruption
- police station
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
3,414 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
30%
- Year
- 1951
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rated
- Approved
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- John Cromwell
- Cast member
- Milburn Stone
- Composer
- Paul Sawtell
- Producer
- Edmund Grainger
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 250038
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1952-01-04
- title
- The Racket
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 33%
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- Academy ratio
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