The Racket

1951

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 30% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 44% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 3677 3.7K

corruption election campaign cop-killer gangster police chief based on play or musical

Director

Top cast

Walter Baldwin Photo
Walter Baldwin as Sgt. Sullivan
Don Beddoe Photo
Don Beddoe as Mitchell
Tito Vuolo Photo
Tito Vuolo as Tony
Les Tremayne Photo
Les Tremayne as Harry Craig
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820.81 MB
1280*934
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 6
1.49 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 8 / 10

excellent and gritty

This film reminds me a lot of an earlier film that paired Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan (CROSSFIRE), as both have very tough and gritty plots that are excellent examples of Film Noir. However, in this film instead of a plot involving anti-semitism, it's a good cop versus organized crime flick. Once again, Ryan is a scumbag and Mitchum is a decent and hard-as-nails cop bent on justice. A particular standout is the dialog between them--very snappy and pure Noir! I particularly liked the exchanges between them in the police station when they were cross-examining the cocky and unrepentant Ryan. And, since it is Noir, you know that there will be ample quantities of violence and testosterone. Give it a try--this is a seldom-mentioned classic.
Reviewed by 8 / 10

Updating of a Prohibition era play

Reviewed by 8 / 10

Nasty Robert Ryan Elevates This Film Noir

A deep cast of well-known actors highlights this film noir effort. Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Lizabeth Scott, William Talman, Ray Collins, Don Porter and William Conrad are all familiar names, especially to film noir buffs.Ryan lifts this from an average classic-era crime film to above-average with a convincingly nasty character. He plays a no-compromise hood who lives by the code of violence. You have a problem? Violence, not brains, is the answer, according to Ryan's character "Nick Scanlon."The film is fast-moving despite not having a lot of action scenes. All the characters are good, not just Ryan's, and the dialog is excellent in spots. The photography is nothing special, at least not as dramatic as most noirs, but it's a solid crime film, thanks to this cast. I would rate this a bit higher but I didn't care for the ending.
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