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The Racket Man
The Racket Man
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The Racket Man

1944
1h 5m
Crime
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1944

Runtime

1h 5m

Storyline

"He knew every angle... except a girl's love!"

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees to help the FBI break up a black market ring by pretending to have been kicked out of service and to have resumed his old life of crime.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 5m
Jan 18, 1944
Languages
English
Director
D. Ross Lederman
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Matt Benson

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Phyllis Lake

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Police Sgt. 'Irish' Duffy

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Toby Sykes

Larry Parks

Larry Parks

Larry Lake

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

George the Butler

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Editor Clark

Warren Ashe

Warren Ashe

Agent Burton

Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Cpl. Tony Ciccardi

Pauline Drake

Mamie the Secretary

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mom Benson

George Magrill

George Magrill

George the Private

Joe Palma

Bud the Private

Lewis Wilson

Lewis Wilson

Company Captain Anderson

Eddie Laughton

Eddie Laughton

Henchman Chuck

John Tyrrell

John Tyrrell

Henchman Pinky Gordon

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Postman

Kenneth MacDonald

Kenneth MacDonald

Draft Board Medical Officer

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Death Scene Doctor

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Barracks Sgt. Johnson

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