The Racket
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
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Cast
12 people
Thomas Meighan
Police Captain James McQuigg
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Lewis Milestone Director · Del Andrews Writer Bartlett Cormack Author
United States release November 1, 1928 · Produced in United States · Production Paramount Pictures
Production
The Caddo Company
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · June 30, 1928
Premiere
United States · November 1, 1928
Theatrical
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