Robert Mitchum
Capt. Thomas McQuigg
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The Racket is a 1951 black-and-white film noir drama directed by John Cromwell with uncredited directing help from Nicholas Ray, Tay Garnett, and Mel Ferrer. The production features Robert Mitchum , Lizabeth Scott , Robert Ryan , and William Conrad .
The Racket: Directed by John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Tay Garnett, Edmund Grainger, Nicholas Ray, Sherman Todd. With Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Talman. In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Tay Garnett
In The Racket (1951), a pretty nifty cop picture co-starring Mitchum and Robert Ryan, Mitchum forever looks like he needs a big cup of black coffee. But he casually burns a hole in the screen. Mitchum, in a change of pace, plays an honest metropolitan cop whose criminal nemesis (Robert Ryan) is trying to gain control of the city government.
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As one of the only honest cops left in the city, Capt. Thomas McQuigg (Robert Mitchum) has his back against the wall when a large crime syndicate makes its way to his doorstep.
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- Robert Mitchum
- John Cromwell
- Crime, Drama
A remake of a 1928 silent film of the same name, and based on a stage play by Bartlett Cormack, John Cromwell’s The Racket features a noir-studded cast in a tale about one police captain fighting corruption in an unnamed midwestern city.
In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship. The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon.
