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Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets

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DramaCrime

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Jim 'Socker' Conway, former boxer and FBI hero, is maneuvered for political reasons into a do-nothing job in the district attorney's office. Meanwhile, he meets wild debutante Letty Lane, girlfriend of mob mouthpiece Steve Lawrence; and Letty's much nicer sister Susan. Now the slot machine gang brutally beats Jim's friends Franz and Otto. And Jim finds a way to use his nominal position to go into the racket- busting business. But his success puts Letty in deadly peril...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

08 August 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Jim "Socker" Conway

Frances Mercer

Frances Mercer

Susan 'Pat' Lane

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

Steve Lawrence

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Leticia "Letty" Lane

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

Chin Martin

Joe De Stefani

Joe De Stefani

Franz

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Harry Spaulding

Kay Sutton

Kay Sutton

Peggy

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Whitey Clark

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Maxie

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Joe - Hoodlum

George Irving

George Irving

District Attorney Edward Greer

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Otto, Franz's Son

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Court Clerk

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone

Policeman

Tom Chatterton

Tom Chatterton

Grand Juryman

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Witness

Edith Craig

Edith Craig

Flo Fisher

Mike Donovan

Mike Donovan

Bailiff

Jimmie Dundee

Jimmie Dundee

Fuller - Henchman

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Detective

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Alverson - Chemist

Robert Frazer

Robert Frazer

Weather Man

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Detective

George Hackathorne

George Hackathorne

Detective

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Angry Businessman

Eddie Hart

Eddie Hart

Ed Dooley

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

James J. Carew

Al Hill

Al Hill

Strong Arm Man

Max Hoffman Jr.

Max Hoffman Jr.

1st Protection Racket Thug

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Barrett

Rita La Roy

Rita La Roy

Reluctant Witness

Mike Lally

Mike Lally

2nd Protection Racket Thug

Edward LeSaint

Edward LeSaint

Judge #2

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Assistant Attorney

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Big Mike Leonard

Rollo Lloyd

Rollo Lloyd

Sam Schwartz - Butcher

Tom London

Tom London

Dixon - Detective

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Nurse

George Meeker

George Meeker

District Attorney Aide

Victor Metzetti

Victor Metzetti

Smokey - Henchman

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Mac

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Angry Businessman

Horace Murphy

Horace Murphy

Doorman

Max Rose

Max Rose

Detective

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Hospital Interne

C. Montague Shaw

C. Montague Shaw

Grand Juryman

Libby Taylor

Libby Taylor

Duchess

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Judge Wend

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Grand Juryman

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

Howard Ellis

Solly Ward

Solly Ward

Dry Cleaner

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

John Nelson Davis

Leo White

Leo White

Juror

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

News Broadcaster

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