The Racket Man

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Jeanne Bates, Hugh Beaumont, and Tom Neal in The Racket Man (1944)

A gangster is drafted into the Army. He soon realizes how wrong his previous life was, and decides to help break up a black market ring he has discovered.A gangster is drafted into the Army. He soon realizes how wrong his previous life was, and decides to help break up a black market ring he has discovered.A gangster is drafted into the Army. He soon realizes how wrong his previous life was, and decides to help break up a black market ring he has discovered.

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Tom Neal

Matt Benson

Hugh Beaumont

'Irish' Duffy

Jeanne Bates

Phyllis Lake

Larry Parks

Larry Lake

Douglas Fowley

Toby Sykes

Warren Ashe

Burton
(uncredited)

Charles D. Brown

Clark
(uncredited)

Anthony Caruso

Tony Ciccardi
(uncredited)

Pauline Drake

Maimie
(uncredited)

George Eldredge

Jerry
(uncredited)

Ray Flynn

Police Officer
(uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Ma Duffy
(uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Army Sgt. Johnson
(uncredited)

Dick Jensen

Police Officer
(uncredited)

Marilyn Johnson

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Chuck
(uncredited)

Robert Lowell

Soldier
(uncredited)

Kenneth MacDonald

Army Captain
(uncredited)

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- D. Ross Lederman
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Marilyn Johnson's debut.

Connections
Remake of The Last Parade (1931)

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7/10

Tom Neal Meets Ward Cleaver and Batman

B Star Tough Tom Neal (in lifts) in another entertaining programmer. Former Prizefighter Neal made a lot more headlines for his offscreen activities involving Barbara Payton than any film he was ever in. Pugnacious Tom couldn't have been any taller than 5'4 and he was almost looking six footer Hugh Beaumont in the eye here so that tells you he was wearing might high lifts inside those heels. WWII era programmer quickie here - probably shot in 4 or 5 days - that also featured former "Batman" Lewis Wilson as an Army Officer (I guess the Batman serial bombed (it was really bad) so he was stuck bumping along with these other performers of the genre. What the heck, take a look if you are a Tom Neal fan - (always looked like a mini Clark Gable with that mustache) and you will get a kick out of it. I am a big fan of Neal's so I give it 7 stars.