The Racket Trailer (1928)
01 November 1928 Drama, Crime 84 mins
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Watch the official The Racket 1928 trailer in HD below.
Cast
Thomas Meighan as Police Captain James McQuigg
Louis Wolheim as Nick Scarsi
Marie Prevost as Helen Hayes
G. Pat Collins as Patrolman Johnson
Henry Sedley as Spike Corcoran
George E. Stone as Joe Scarsi
Sam De Grasse as District Attorney Welch
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Miller
John Darrow as Cub Reporter Dave Ames
Lucien Prival as Chick
Dan Wolheim as Sergeant Turck
William H. O'Brien as Detective Frisking Nick
Crew
Del Andrews Writer
Bartlett Cormack Adaptation
Lewis Milestone Director
Howard Hughes Producer
Bartlett Cormack Theatre Play
Tony Gaudio Director of Photography
Eddie Adamson Editor
Nate Watt Assistant Director
Julian Boone Fleming Art Direction
International Titles
A Lei dos Fortes Trailer
International Releases Dates
United States 30 June 1928
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