Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets

1938
1h 9m
5.5

5.5/10

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Overview

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...

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date August 8, 1938
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0030765

Cast

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

Key Crew

Lew Landers
Director
Forrest Davis
Writer
Lionel Houser
Writer