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The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George E. Stone. The film was produced by Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Tom Miranda, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. [1]
The Racket: Directed by Lewis Milestone. With Thomas Meighan, Louis Wolheim, Marie Prevost, G. Pat Collins. An honest police captain vows to bring down a powerful bootlegger who is protected by corrupt politicians and judges.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Lewis Milestone
- 1928-11-01
Mar 11, 2024 · THE RACKET is a 1928 American silent crime drama film directed by Lewis Milestone and stars Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George E. Stone. The film was produced by Howard Hughes and was written by Bartlett Cormack and Tom Miranda.
- 84 min
Jul 29, 2023 · One of the first Oscar nominees, "The Racket" is a 1928 silent crime drama film starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim and George E. Stone. It was directed by Lewis Milestone and...
- 82 min
- 2.8K
- Reel Old Movies
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- Thomas Meighan
- Lewis Milestone
- The Caddo Company, Paramount
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss.
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In defiance of a warning, a bootleg gang transports liquor and is stopped by the police. Through the intervention of a powerful politician who wants the votes controlled by the gang, Nick Scarsi, the leader, is freed. Later, Scarsi is caught murdering a patrolman.
