The Racket
1951 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 3,434 VOTES · DIR. John Cromwell
Overview
The big national crime syndicate has moved into town, partnering up with local crime boss Nick Scanlon. McQuigg, the only honest police captain on the force, and his loyal patrolman, Johnson, take on the violent Nick.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,275 lines
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00:01:16 Get your morning paper. Read all about it.
00:04:04 - No, Governor. - That's it, Governor.
00:07:28 No, things seem is very easy for them, hard for me.
00:10:29 - Beautiful for Welsh. - Our candidate.
00:15:50 I'm quoting, as you know, Turk.
00:18:53 I don't care who he is or what influence he's got.
00:22:16 - He must have quite a record. - Yeah.
00:25:37 out of a no-action spot, but there was McQuigg, eh?
00:28:50 Diploma. I got it, okay.
00:35:48 I called the coroner, Captain.
00:39:02 Oh, yes, that's very unsanitary.
00:44:09 It's a rough neighborhood.
00:47:35 This is where I leave you. Thanks.
00:50:05 Said he had no instructions on Joseph Scanlon.
00:52:58 I'm worried about that girl.
00:55:34 Now wait a minute, Davis.
00:59:57 He's using her to catch Nick.
01:04:22 Don't you read your own press?
01:09:29 Yeah, Mac.
01:13:37 He will to me before you take him out of here.
01:17:08 - But this is a court order! - For a murderer.
01:20:05 You two come with me.
01:24:24 That's an alley. It's dark now.
04:03:04 going north
Cast & Characters
Robert Mitchum
Captain Thomas McQuigg
Lizabeth Scott
Irene Hayes
Robert Ryan
Nick Scanlon
William Talman
Officer Bob Johnson
Ray Collins
D.A. Mortimer X. Welsh
Joyce Mackenzie
Mary McQuigg
Robert Hutton
Dave Ames
Virginia Huston
Lucy Johnson
William Conrad
Det. Sgt. Turk
Walter Sande
Sgt. Jim Delaney
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,275
Dialogue density14.5 lines / min
First line00:01:16
Final line04:03:04
Production Record
DirectorJohn Cromwell
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,434