The racket

Movie
Original title	The racket
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1928
length	84 minutes
Rod
Director	Lewis Milestone
script	Bartlett Cormack based; on his play of the same name
production	Howard Hughes; for The Caddo Company
music	Robert Israel
camera	Tony Gaudio
cut	Eddie Adams
occupation
	Thomas Meighan : Captain McQuigg; Louis Wolheim : Nick Scarsi; Marie Prevost : Helen Hayes; G. Pat Collins : Patrolman Johnson; Henry Sedley : Spike Corcoran; George E. Stone : Joe Scarsi; Sam De Grasse : Prosecutor Welch; "Skeets" Gallagher : Reporter Miller; Lee Moran : Reporter Pratt; John Darrow : Reporter Ames; Lucien Prival : Chick; Dan Wolheim : Sergeant Turck;

The Racket is an American crime and gangster film directed by Lewis Milestone from 1928. The silent film is considered a forerunner of the film noir that emerged in the 1940s .

action

The honorable police officer Captain James McQuigg becomes a relentless rival of the powerful black marketeer Nick Scarsi, although his investigations cannot blame him, because Scarsi and his organization control corrupt police officers and judges. When Scarsi cannot intimidate McQuigg, he is transferred to a quiet police station in a suburb.

McQuigg continues his struggle through a "war of words" with the help of some newspaper reporters. The fight comes to a head recently as Scarsis brother Joe because of a hit and run offense in McQuiggs area is arrested and this a complex plan sets in motion the bonds to case to bring. McQuigg used and in addition to reporters and a nightclub - singer , the upcoming elections and ultimately Scarsis own organization.

Awards

At the first Academy Awards in 1929 , the film was nominated in the category of best film , but lost to the war film Wings by William A. Wellman .

criticism

Variety summarized that here a good plot with good direction, including a great cast and without stupid supervision leads to a great film in a shady environment.

Web links

The Racket in the Internet Movie Database (English)
The Racket at Turner Classic Movies (English)

Individual evidence

^ "A good story, plus good direction, plus a great cast and minus dumb supervision, is responsible for another great underworld film." Variety , December 31, 1927.

[1] "A good story, plus good direction, plus a great cast and minus dumb supervision, is responsible for another great underworld film." Variety , December 31, 1927.