The Racket (1928)
- Directed by
- Lewis Milestone
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 43 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A tough police captain battles a corrupt political system and a powerful mobster in a city filled with crime. He navigates dangerous alliances and betrayals while trying to bring down the underworld boss.
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What happens
The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime noir film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George E. Stone. The film was produced by Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Tom Miranda, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was adapted from Cormack's 1927 Broadway play The Racket. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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