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  • Smashing the Rackets (1938)
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    69 min | Crime, Drama
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
Approved
69 min | Crime, Drama

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 ...See moreJim '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... Written by Rod Crawford See less
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Aug 19, 1938 (United States)

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Chester Morris
Jim 'Sock' Conway Jim 'Sock' Conway   See fewer
Frances Mercer
Susan 'Pat' Lane Susan 'Pat' Lane   See fewer
Rita Johnson
Letty Lane Letty Lane   See fewer
Bruce Cabot
Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence   See fewer
Edward Pawley
Chin Martin Chin Martin   See fewer
Joe De Stefani
Franz (as Joseph De Stefani) Franz (as Joseph De Stefani)   See fewer
Donald Douglas
Harry Spaulding (as Don Douglas) Harry Spaulding (as Don Douglas)   See fewer
Kay Sutton
Peggy Peggy   See fewer
Ben Welden
Whitey Clark Whitey Clark   See fewer
Paul Fix
Maxie Maxie   See fewer
Eddie Acuff
Joe - Hoodlum (as Edward Acuff) Joe - Hoodlum (as Edward Acuff)   See fewer
George Irving
District Attorney Edward Greer District Attorney Edward Greer   See fewer
Scotty Beckett
Franz's Boy (uncredited) Franz's Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooks Benedict
Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Chatterton
Grand Juryman (uncredited) Grand Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Conlin
Witness (uncredited) Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Edith Craig
Flo Fisher (uncredited) Flo Fisher (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Donovan
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Dundee
Fuller - Henchman (uncredited) Fuller - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Ferguson
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Alverson - Chemist (uncredited) Alverson - Chemist (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Frazer
Weather Man (uncredited) Weather Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Geary
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
George Hackathorne
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Harlan
Angry Businessman (uncredited) Angry Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hart
Ed Dooley (uncredited) Ed Dooley (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Hickman
James J. Carew (uncredited) James J. Carew (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Hill
Strong Arm Man (uncredited) Strong Arm Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Hoffman Jr.
1st Protection Racket Thug (uncredited) 1st Protection Racket Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Cecil Kellaway
Barrett (uncredited) Barrett (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita La Roy
Reluctant Witness (uncredited) Reluctant Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Lally
2nd Protection Racket Thug (uncredited) 2nd Protection Racket Thug (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Judge #2 (uncredited) Judge #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Assistant Attorney (uncredited) Assistant Attorney (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lloyd
Big Mike Leonard (uncredited) Big Mike Leonard (uncredited)   See fewer
Rollo Lloyd
Sam Schwartz - Butcher (uncredited) Sam Schwartz - Butcher (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom London
Dixon - Detective (uncredited) Dixon - Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary MacLaren
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
George Meeker
District Attorney Aide (uncredited) District Attorney Aide (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Metzetti
Smokey - Henchman (uncredited) Smokey - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Miller
Mac (uncredited) Mac (uncredited)   See fewer
Edmund Mortimer
Angry Businessman (uncredited) Angry Businessman (uncredited)   See fewer
Horace Murphy
Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Rose
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Sande
Hospital Interne (uncredited) Hospital Interne (uncredited)   See fewer
C. Montague Shaw
Grand Juryman (uncredited) Grand Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Steers
Bit (uncredited) Bit (uncredited)   See fewer
Libby Taylor
Duchess (uncredited) Duchess (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank M. Thomas
Judge Wend (uncredited) Judge Wend (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Trowbridge
Grand Juryman (uncredited) Grand Juryman (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore von Eltz
Howard Ellis (uncredited) Howard Ellis (uncredited)   See fewer
Solly Ward
Dry Cleaner (uncredited) Dry Cleaner (uncredited)   See fewer
Pierre Watkin
John Nelson Davis (uncredited) John Nelson Davis (uncredited)   See fewer
Leo White
Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited)   See fewer
Gayne Whitman
News Broadcaster (uncredited) News Broadcaster (uncredited)   See fewer
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