01 Nov 1928
The Racket
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Missing Girls
A picture that scoops the film world with gangster information on why girls leave home and what happens to them after they're gone!
A couple of naïve girls get themselves unwittingly involved in the gambling racket in this Poverty Row production directed by the redoubtable Phil Rosen.
Top Billed Cast
Roger Pryor Reporter Jimmie Dugan
Muriel Evans Dorothy Benson
Sidney Blackmer Dan Collins
Noel Madison Ben Davis
Ann Doran Ann Jason
George Cooper Zig
Dewey Robinson Harry Wilson
Wallis Clark Senator Benson
Vera Lewis Ma Barton
Warner Richmond Ray Hanson
Harry Bowen Willie
Lynton Brent Larry
Don Brodie Chuck Martin
Frank Bruno Frank Jackson
Joe Barton Pawnbroker
Ethel Clark Mrs. Bliss
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