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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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56 cast members

Name	Known for
Chester Morris Jim 'Sock' Conway Jim 'Sock' Conway See fewer	The Divorcee (1930)
Frances Mercer Susan 'Pat' Lane Susan 'Pat' Lane See fewer	Vivacious Lady (1938)
Rita Johnson Letty Lane Letty Lane See fewer	The Big Clock (1948)
Bruce Cabot Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence See fewer	King Kong (1933)
Edward Pawley Chin Martin Chin Martin See fewer	Thirteen Women (1932)
Joe De Stefani Franz (as Joseph De Stefani) Franz (as Joseph De Stefani) See fewer	The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Donald Douglas Harry Spaulding (as Don Douglas) Harry Spaulding (as Don Douglas) See fewer	Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Kay Sutton Peggy Peggy See fewer	The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Ben Welden Whitey Clark Whitey Clark See fewer	The Desert Hawk (1944)
Paul Fix Maxie Maxie See fewer	El Dorado (1966)
Eddie Acuff Joe - Hoodlum (as Edward Acuff) Joe - Hoodlum (as Edward Acuff) See fewer	The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
George Irving District Attorney Edward Greer District Attorney Edward Greer See fewer	Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Scotty Beckett Franz's Boy (uncredited) Franz's Boy (uncredited) See fewer	A Date with Judy (1948)
Brooks Benedict Court Clerk (uncredited) Court Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	Why Girls Go Back Home (1926)
Stanley Blystone Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Tom Chatterton Grand Juryman (uncredited) Grand Juryman (uncredited) See fewer	Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Jimmy Conlin Witness (uncredited) Witness (uncredited) See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Edith Craig Flo Fisher (uncredited) Flo Fisher (uncredited) See fewer	Behind the Headlines (1937)
Mike Donovan Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited) See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Jimmie Dundee Fuller - Henchman (uncredited) Fuller - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Al Ferguson Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1933)
Byron Foulger Alverson - Chemist (uncredited) Alverson - Chemist (uncredited) See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Robert Frazer Weather Man (uncredited) Weather Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Vampire Bat (1933)
Bud Geary Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Robin Hood (1922)
George Hackathorne Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Merry-Go-Round (1923)
Kenneth Harlan Angry Businessman (uncredited) Angry Businessman (uncredited) See fewer	The Penalty (1920)
Eddie Hart Ed Dooley (uncredited) Ed Dooley (uncredited) See fewer	Men of the Hour (1935)
Howard Hickman James J. Carew (uncredited) James J. Carew (uncredited) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Al Hill Strong Arm Man (uncredited) Strong Arm Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Last Mile (1932)
Max Hoffman Jr. 1st Protection Racket Thug (uncredited) 1st Protection Racket Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Patrol (1937)
Cecil Kellaway Barrett (uncredited) Barrett (uncredited) See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Rita La Roy Reluctant Witness (uncredited) Reluctant Witness (uncredited) See fewer	Blonde Venus (1932)
Mike Lally 2nd Protection Racket Thug (uncredited) 2nd Protection Racket Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Coma (1978)
Edward LeSaint Judge #2 (uncredited) Judge #2 (uncredited) See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Carl M. Leviness Assistant Attorney (uncredited) Assistant Attorney (uncredited) See fewer	Jess (1912)
George Lloyd Big Mike Leonard (uncredited) Big Mike Leonard (uncredited) See fewer	Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Rollo Lloyd Sam Schwartz - Butcher (uncredited) Sam Schwartz - Butcher (uncredited) See fewer	The Mystery Man (1935)
Tom London Dixon - Detective (uncredited) Dixon - Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)
Mary MacLaren Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1921)
George Meeker District Attorney Aide (uncredited) District Attorney Aide (uncredited) See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
Victor Metzetti Smokey - Henchman (uncredited) Smokey - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Get That Girl (1932)
Walter Miller Mac (uncredited) Mac (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Wild (1931)
Edmund Mortimer Angry Businessman (uncredited) Angry Businessman (uncredited) See fewer	The Broad Road (1923)
Horace Murphy Doorman (uncredited) Doorman (uncredited) See fewer	Rollin' Plains (1938)
Max Rose Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Slightly Honorable (1939)
Walter Sande Hospital Interne (uncredited) Hospital Interne (uncredited) See fewer	To Have and Have Not (1944)
C. Montague Shaw Grand Juryman (uncredited) Grand Juryman (uncredited) See fewer	Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
Larry Steers Bit (uncredited) Bit (uncredited) See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Libby Taylor Duchess (uncredited) Duchess (uncredited) See fewer	Another Part of the Forest (1948)
Frank M. Thomas Judge Wend (uncredited) Judge Wend (uncredited) See fewer	Behind the Headlines (1937)
Charles Trowbridge Grand Juryman (uncredited) Grand Juryman (uncredited) See fewer	The Paleface (1948)
Theodore von Eltz Howard Ellis (uncredited) Howard Ellis (uncredited) See fewer	Topper (1937)
Solly Ward Dry Cleaner (uncredited) Dry Cleaner (uncredited) See fewer	Flight from Glory (1937)
Pierre Watkin John Nelson Davis (uncredited) John Nelson Davis (uncredited) See fewer	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Leo White Juror (uncredited) Juror (uncredited) See fewer	Blood and Sand (1922)
Gayne Whitman News Broadcaster (uncredited) News Broadcaster (uncredited) See fewer	Money Madness (1917)