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Smashing the Rackets (1938)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : Lew Landers

Synopsis

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...

Actors

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

Crews

Lew Landers
Lew Landers
Director
Forrest Davis
Forrest Davis
Writer
Lionel Houser
Lionel Houser
Writer
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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