The Racket (1951)
| Release Date | 12 December 1951 |
| Genre | Film-Noir, Drama, Crime |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
The Racket is a 1951 remake of the 1928 film of the same name. This film noir-style black-and-white film was directed by John Cromwell with uncredited directing help from Nicholas Ray and Mel Ferrer. The police crime drama is based on a popular Bartlett Cormack play. (Edward G. Robinson played the racketeer in the original Broadway production.)
Cast and Crew
Cast
Virginia Huston
Lucy Johnson
Walter Sande
Precinct Sgt. Jim Delaney
Walter Baldwin
Booking Sgt. Sullivan
Brett King
Joe Scanlon
Richard Karlan
Breeze Enright
Tito Vuolo
Tony, Nick's Barber
Eric Alden
Sergeant
Gregg Barton
Rookie cop
Kate Belmont
Operator
Robert Bice
Police Dispatcher
Matthew Boulton
Simpson
Barry Brooks
Cameron
Howland Chamberlain
Roy Higgins
Claudia Constant
Girl
John Daheim
Henchman, Mannick - Nick's Driver
Don Dillaway
Harris - Member of Craig's team
Art Dupuis
Police Car Driver
Jane Easton
Operator
Pat Flaherty
Policeman, Car 43
William Forrest
Head of Crime Commission
Jack Gargan
Lewis
Dick Gordon
Pedestrian
Bret Hamilton
Reporter
Jayne Hazard
Girl
Curtis Jarrett
Policeman
Howard Joslin
Sgt. Werker
Mike Lally
Sergeant
Harry Lauter
Officer Mosley
Ronald Lee
Elevator boy
Herbert Lytton
Police Doctor
Frank Marlowe
Pedestrian with morning newspaper
Thomas Martin
Governor's Butler
Allen Mathews
Pedestrian
Harriet Matthews
Librarian
John McGuire
Policeman in Locker Room
Ralph Montgomery
Pedestrian
Al Murphy
Newsboy
William J. O'Brien
Counterman, Short Order Cook
Ralph Peters
Davis
Howard Petrie
The Governor
Joey Ray
Reporter
Walter Reed
Policeman at Roll Call & in Locker Room
Jack Shea
Night Desk Sergeant
Miles Shepard
Policeman
Charles Sherlock
Pedestrian
George Sherwood
Douglas
Duke Taylor
Policeman
Bud Wolfe
Detective with Johnson at the Paradise Club
Sally Yarnell
Brunette police operator
Director
Sherman Todd
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Writer
William Wister Haines
W.R. Burnett
Producer
Edmund Grainger
producer
Original Music
C. Bakaleinikoff
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Paul Sawtell
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Roy Webb
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Cinematographer
George E. Diskant
Editor
Sherman Todd
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Art Director
Albert S. D'Agostino
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Jack Okey
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Set Decorator
Darrell Silvera
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William Stevens
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Costume Designer
Michael Woulfe
Makeup Department
Mel Berns
makeup artist
Larry Germain
hair stylist
Production Manager
Cliff P. Broughton
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James E. Casey
assistant director
Sound Department
Frank McWhorter
sound
Clem Portman
sound
Stunts
John Daheim
stunts
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff
musical director
Other Crew
Production Company
RKO Radio Pictures
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Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
C&C Television Corporation
Warner Home Video
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