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The Racket is a 1951 is a black-and-white film noir drama directed by John Cromwell with uncredited directing help from Nicholas Ray, Tay Garnett, Sherman Todd and Mel Ferrer. The production features Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, William Conrad and Ray Collins. The film, a remake of the 1928 film The Racket, is based on the Bartlett Cormack play. (Edward G. Robinson played the racketeer in the original Broadway production.)
Original Release
10/25/1951
US Release
10/25/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Mitchum | Captain Thomas McQuigg |
| Lizabeth Scott | Irene Hayes |
| Robert Ryan | Nick Scanlon |
| William Talman | Officer Bob Johnson |
| Ray Collins | D.A. Mortimer X. Welsh / D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh |
| Joyce MacKenzie | Mary McQuigg |
| Robert Hutton | Dave Ames |
| Virginia Huston | Lucy Johnson |
| William Conrad | Det. Sgt. Turk |
| Walter Sande | Sgt. Jim Delaney |
Directors
John Cromwell, Mel Ferrer, Tay Garnett, Nicholas Ray, Sherman Todd, Edmund Grainger
Writers
William Wister Haines, W.R. Burnett, Bartlett Cormack, Samuel Fuller
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Mitchum | Captain Thomas McQuigg |
| Lizabeth Scott | Irene Hayes |
| Robert Ryan | Nick Scanlon |
| William Talman | Officer Bob Johnson |
| Ray Collins | D.A. Mortimer X. Welsh / D. A. Mortimer X. Welsh |
| Joyce MacKenzie | Mary McQuigg |
| Robert Hutton | Dave Ames |
| Virginia Huston | Lucy Johnson |
| William Conrad | Det. Sgt. Turk |
| Walter Sande | Sgt. Jim Delaney |
| Les Tremayne | Harry Craig |
| Don Porter | R.G. Connolly / R. G. Connolly |
| Walter Baldwin | Sgt. Sullivan |
| Brett King | Joe Scanlon |
| Richard Karlan | Breeze Enright |
| Tito Vuolo | Tony |
| Eric Alden | Sergeant |
| Gregg Barton | Rookie Cop |
| Don Beddoe | Mitchell |
| Kate Belmont | Operator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edmund Grainger | Producer |
