Smashing the Rackets (1938)
- Directed by
- Lew Landers
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A crusading district attorney takes on organized crime in the city. He works with police to bring down a powerful gang.
hardboiledtensegrittyupbeatfast-pacedpunchy
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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