Rotten
As for the film's observations on crooks and poltics, they are so generalized and familiar that this is just a case of one more time around.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The Racket
The Racket boldly begins where the Senate crime committee left off!
1951 · 1h 28m · Approved
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
John Cromwell
Overview
The 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.
Director and cast
- John Cromwell Director
- Robert Mitchum as Captain Thomas McQuigg
- Lizabeth Scott as Irene Hayes
- Robert Ryan as Nick Scanlon
- William Talman as Officer Bob Johnson
- Ray Collins as Dist. Atty. Mortimer X. Welsh
- Joyce Mackenzie as Mary McQuigg
- Robert Hutton Cast
- Virginia Huston Cast
- William Conrad Cast
- Walter Sande Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Softer than it should have been, then, but still dark enough to lose yourself in.
Time Out
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