The Racket (1951)

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(3365)

Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1951-12-12
Director: John Cromwell
Writers: William Wister Haines , W.R. Burnett , Bartlett Cormack
Language: English
Stars: Robert Mitchum , Lizabeth Scott , Robert Ryan , William Talman , Ray Collins , Joyce Mackenzie , Robert Hutton , Virginia Huston , William Conrad , Walter Sande
Runtime: 88 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Gangster , Das Syndikat , The Racket (United Kingdom) , The Racket (Canada) , La gang (Italy) , Gecelerin Cehennemi (Turkey) , El soborno (Spain) , Suborno (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Organització criminal (Spain) , Gangster (Austria) , Ligan bakom lagen (Sweden) , Προθεσμία θανάτου (Greece) , La trampa (Spain) , Рэкет , Prothesmia thanatou (Greece) , The Racket (United States of America) , Suurkaupungin varjossa (Finland) , Misdaad N.V. (Netherlands the) , Afacere gangsterească (Romania) , Crimen organizado (Mexico) , The Racket , Crimen organizado (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Terror (Denmark) , Racket (France, French Republic) , The Racket (India) , A Estrada dos Homens sem Lei (Brazil) , Das Syndikat (Austria) , Suurkaupungin varjoja (Finland)
Plot: The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. There are only two problems: First, Nick is the violent type, preferring to do things the old-fashioned way instead of using the syndicate's more genteel methods. The second problem is McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson. Together, they take on the violent Nick and try to foil the syndicate's plans to elect Welch, the crooked prosecutor running for a crooked judgeship.
IMDB:tt0043955