The racket is a 1951 blackandwhite film noir drama directed by john cromwell with uncredited directing help from nicholas ray, tay garnett, sherman todd and mel ferrer. Tcm welcomes jacqueline stewart as new host of silent sunday. The traffic made a terrible racket in the street below. Even those inclined to think that silent movies, by virtue of their being silent, are a bit of a joke will still see much in this movie that is starkly modern and which speaks to us today. The racket premiered june 30, 1928 and was a critical and commercial hit. After the death of howard hughes, however, one surviving print was recovered. Racket stickers the indispensable accessory for laptops and textbooks. In this prohibitionera silent film, james mcquigg thomas meighan is an honest police captain in a city ruled by. The racket 1928 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. Director lewis milestone staging what turns out to be a goodsized chicago gang shootout, thomas meighan as cop mcquill getting ready, henry sedley is gangster spike whos ignored a warning, lucian prival is chick, whose boss scarsi not seen issued it, in the. One of the earliest film noirs also happens to be one of the best. First published in serial form in a german journal in 1928 as im westen nichts neues literally. The racket 1928 if i could point to one scene in the racket that sums up the whole thing, it would be the first gun fight.
The racket 1928 in this prohibitionera silent film, james mcquigg thomas meighan is an honest police captain in a city ruled by gangsters and corrupt politicians. The racket is a 1928 american silent crime drama film directed by lewis milestone and. Starring thomas meighan, louis wolheim, marie prevost, g. Captain mcquigg thomas meighan, an honest irish cop in chicago, is targeted by a gunsel under the direction of bootlegger nick scarsi, but the gunman deliberately misses and scarsi informs mcquiqq. Dvdr this title is manufactured on demand using dvdr, when sold by. The racket 1928 directed by lewis milestone genres crime, drama subgenres gangster film release date nov 1, 1928 usa unknown run time 60 min. The racket 1928 is surprisingly cynical, even while still coyly presenting what we recognize as frothy 1920s images including speakeasies, callow youth, and an almost manic desire to rebel. Screenplay by bartlett cormack adaptation, del andrews scenario, tom miranda. The film was produced by howard hughes, written by bartlett cormack and tom miranda, and was distributed by paramount pictures.
The racket 1928 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It stars thomas meigham as police captain mcquigg and louis wolheim also in all quiet on the western front 1930 as mob leader nick scarsi. Its also one of producer howard hughes most sought after titles and has been out of distribution for decades until now. The production features robert mitchum, lizabeth scott, robert ryan, william conrad and ray collins the film, a remake of the 1928 film the racket, is based on the bartlett cormack play. I was hooked from the opening scene onwards for the longest time it was impossible to get a copy of vidors the big parade, but a bluray edition finally came out last year. In order to get rid of his enemy, nick use his influence to get mcquigg transferred to. In 1929 milestone directed betrayal, a drama featuring emil jannings and gary cooper, and new york nights, which was norma talmadges sound debut. Louis wolheim stars as nick scarsi, a toughguy bootlegger with political connections that enrage a local police captain, mcquigg thomas meighan. An honest police captain is determined to bring his citys crime boss to justice. For all film noir fans, the 1951 film the racket is a surefire must have.
Just about the best of this type, not excepting underworld, said film daily. The racket is a film directed by lewis milestone with thomas meighan, louis wolheim, marie prevost, g. The racket 1928 11011928 us crime, drama 1h 24m user score. The racket featuring thomas meighan and louis wolheim is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy. Bartlett cormack from the stage success of, bartlett cormack adaptationstars. Starring two of hollywoods great actors in opposing roles, robert mitchum as police captain tom mcquigg, a good, honest cop, moved from precinct to precinct because he is straight and wont look the other way when foul.
It was restored with help from the university of nevada, las vegas. The racket 1928 stream and watch online in this prohibitionera silent film, james mcquigg thomas meighan is an honest police captain in a city ruled by gangsters and corrupt politicians. An honest police captain vows to bring down a powerful. This solid gangster flick from director lewis milestone was based on a stage play and earned a best picture nomination at the academy awards. The racket 1928 where to watch it streaming online reelgood.
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It was directed by lewis milestone all quiet on the western front 1930. An honest police captain vows to bring down a powerful bootlegger who is protected by corrupt politicians and judges. Two rival gangs of mobsters, shooting it out in a bustling urban squareusing, as their cover, several large trucks. The racket 1928, silent gangster louis wolheim vs thomas. The racket is a 1928 american silent crime drama film directed by lewis milestone and starring thomas meighan, marie prevost, louis wolheim, and george e. The racket 1928 nominated for best picture during the first academy awards, the racket 1928 was one of the movies that started the cycle of gangster pictures that would lead to little caesar 1931, the public enemy 1931 and scarface 1932. Racket school 2019 and ninth racketcon were held in salt lake city in july 2019. The racket 1928 was a silent film adaptation of a hit broadway play and received an oscar nomination for best picture. Racketfest, a new racket event, was held in berlin on thursday, february 27, 2020. An honest police captain named mcquigg becomes a tough rival to.