Smashing the Rackets

Smashing the Rackets
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lew Landers
Produced by	B.P. Fineman
Written by	Lionel Houser
Based on	Smashing the Rackets by Forrest Davis
Starring	Chester Morris Frances Mercer Rita Johnson Bruce Cabot Edward Pawley
Music by	Frank Tours
Cinematography	Nicholas Musuraca
Edited by	Harry Marker
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	August 19, 1938 (1938-08-19)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Smashing the Rackets is a 1938 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Lionel Houser. The film stars Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot and Edward Pawley. The film was released on August 19, 1938, by RKO Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Jim 'Sock' 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...

Cast

Chester Morris as Jim 'Sock' Conway
Frances Mercer as Susan 'Pat' Lane
Rita Johnson as Letty Lane
Bruce Cabot as Steve Lawrence
Edward Pawley as Chin Martin
Joe De Stefani as Franz
Don Douglas as Harry Spaulding
Kay Sutton as Peggy
Ben Welden as Whitey Clark
Paul Fix as Maxie
Eddie Acuff as Joe
George Irving as District Attorney Edward Greer

References

↑ "Smashing the Rackets (1938) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
↑ "Smashing-the-Rackets - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Retrieved 12 September 2014.
↑ "Smashing The Rackets Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Smashing The Rackets - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

External links

Smashing the Rackets at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Lew Landers

The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
The Red Rider (1934)
Tailspin Tommy (1934)
Rustlers of Red Dog (1935)
The Call of the Savage (1935)
The Raven (1935)
Stormy (1935)
Night Waitress (1936)
Border Cafe (1937)
Danger Patrol (1937)
Flight from Glory (1937)
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
Condemned Women (1938)
Law of the Underworld (1938)
Blind Alibi (1938)
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Double Danger (1938)
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Fixer Dugan (1939)
Ski Patrol (1940)
Wagons Westward (1940)
Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940)
Girl from Havana (1940)
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
The Singing Hill (1941)
Harvard, Here I Come! (1941)
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Atlantic Convoy (1942)
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
Power of the Press (1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Swing in the Saddle (1944)
Black Arrow (1944)
I'm from Arkansas (1944)
Crime, Inc. (1945)
The Enchanted Forest (1945)
Follow That Woman (1945)
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
The Truth About Murder (1946)
Danger Street (1947)
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
Inner Sanctum (1948)
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
The Magic Carpet (1951)
Aladdin and His Lamp (1952)
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1952)
Arctic Flight (1952)
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
California Conquest (1952)
Man in the Dark (1953)
Tangier Incident (1953)
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
Hot Rod Gang (1958)

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