The Racket (1928)
1928 · Feature film · 82 min · dir. Lewis Milestone
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Synopsis
The Racket is an American silent crime drama film. The plot is about an honest police captain vows to bring down a powerful bootlegger who's protected by corrupt politicians and judges. The Racket is one of the films nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Picture (now called Best Picture) in 1929 for the 1st Academy Awards. Note: Before 1935, Academy Award Nominations were not based on calendar years and instead honored movies that were released from August 1 to July 31. It was long…
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Details
- Director
- Lewis Milestone
- Writer
- Del Andrews
- Cinematography
- Tony Gaudio
- Studio
- The Caddo Company, Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 1928-11-01
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
- Running time
- 82 minutes
Cast & crew
- Lewis Milestone Director
- Thomas Meighan
- Louis Wolheim
- Marie Prevost
- G. Pat Collins
- Henry Sedley
- George E. Stone
- Sam De Grasse
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
