Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lew Landers
Written by	Lionel Houser
Based on	Smashing the Rackets; 1938 in The Saturday Evening Post; by Forrest Davis
Produced by	B.P. Fineman
Starring	Chester Morris; Frances Mercer; Rita Johnson; Bruce Cabot; Edward Pawley
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Harry Marker
Music by	Frank Tours
Production; company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	August 19, 1938;
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Smashing the Rackets is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Lionel Houser, and starring Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot and Edward Pawley. It was released on August 19, 1938, by RKO Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

Jim 'Sock' 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...

Cast[]

Chester Morris as Jim 'Sock' Conway
Frances Mercer as Susan 'Pat' Lane
Rita Johnson as Letty Lane
Bruce Cabot as Steve Lawrence
Edward Pawley as Chin Martin
Joe De Stefani as Franz
Don Douglas as Harry Spaulding
Kay Sutton as Peggy
Ben Welden as Whitey Clark
Paul Fix as Maxie
Eddie Acuff as Joe
George Irving as District Attorney Edward Greer

References[]

^ "Smashing the Rackets (1938) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Smashing-the-Rackets - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
^ "Smashing The Rackets Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Smashing The Rackets - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

External links[]

Smashing the Rackets at IMDb
Smashing the Rackets at AllMovie
Smashing the Rackets at the TCM Movie Database
Smashing the Rackets at the American Film Institute Catalog

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[1] "Smashing the Rackets (1938) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[2] Hal Erickson (2014). "Smashing-the-Rackets - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

[3] "Smashing The Rackets Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Smashing The Rackets - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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