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Racket Busters is an American crime film first released in 1938,
directed by Lloyd Bacon.
The film stars Humphrey Bogart, George Brent, Gloria Dickson, Allen Jenkins and Walter Abel.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Lloyd Bacon
- Script: Leonardo Bercovici, Warren Duff, Robert Rossen
- Photo: Arthur Edeson
- Music: Adolph Deutsch
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart (John ’Czar’ Martin), George Brent (Denny Jordan), Gloria Dickson (Nora Jordan), Allen Jenkins (’Skeets’ Wilson), Walter Abel (Hugh Allison), Henry O’Neill (Governor), Penny Singleton (Gladys Christie), Anthony Averill (Dave Crane, Martin’s Henchman), Oscar O’Shea (Pop Wilson), Elliott Sullivan (Charlie Smith), Fay Helm (Mrs. Charlie Smith), Joe Downing (Joe Pender, Martin’s Henchman), Norman Willis (Gus Hawkins, Martin’s Henchman), Don Rowan (Cliff Kimball), Irving Bacon (Counter Man), Egon Brecher (Peters), Nat Carr (Merchant), Glen Cavender (Truck Driver), Eddy Chandler (Truck Driver), Loia Cheaney (Woman Angered at Truck Strike), Harvey Clark (Merchant), Georgie Cooper (Woman on Subway Platform), Mary Currier (Mrs. Hugh Allison), William B. Davidson (Manhatten Trucking Chairman), Alan Davis (Truck Driver), Joe De Stefani (Proprietor), Joe Devlin (Truck Driver), John Dilson (Mr. Robbins), Jack Gardner (Gas Station Attendant), Jack A. Goodrich (Clerk), William Gould (Police Sergeant), Harrison Greene (Merchant), John Harron (Allison’s Stenographer), Gordon Hart (Minister), Lew Harvey (Truck Driver), Herbert Heywood (Gas Station Owner), Stuart Holmes (Vic Thompson, a Cleaner), Jan Holm (Cotwald Sanitarium Nurse), Paul Irving (John H. Herbert), Frank Jaquet (First Doctor (City Hospital)), Jack Kenny (Truck Driver), Ethan Laidlaw (Martin’s Henchman), Vera Lewis (Jordan’s Neighbor), George Lloyd (Truck Driver), Jean Maddox (Woman Angered at Truck Strike), Bruce Mitchell (Deputy), Jack Mower (Plainclothesman), Harry Myers (Court Stenographer), James Nolan (Jim Smith, Allison’s Secretary), Wedgwood Nowell (Business Man), Jimmy O’Gatty (Truck Driver), Paul Panzer (Truck driver), Bob Perry (Truck Driver), James Pierce (Martin’s Henchman), Dick Rich (Truck Driver sick of Pop), John Ridgely (Yellow Stripe Truck Driver), Cliff Saum (Policeman), Edwin Stanley (Second Doctor (Cotwald Sanitarium)), Robert Strange (Martin’s Lawyer), Harry Tenbrook (Martin’s Henchman), Charles Trowbridge (Second Judge (Martin’s Trial)), Don Turner (Truck Driver), Monte Vandergrift (Detective), Dale Van Sickel (Special Officer), Dick Wessel (Truck Driver), Cecil Weston (Woman Angered at Truck Strike), Jack Wise (Cashier)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 71 min; B&W
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