Smashing the Rackets (1938)

  • NR
  • 08/08/1938 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 9m

Overview

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 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...

Lew Landers

Director

Forrest Davis

Writer

Lionel Houser

Writer

Cast

Chester Morris's headshot

Chester Morris

Jim "Socker" Conway
Frances Mercer's headshot

Frances Mercer

Susan 'Pat' Lane
Bruce Cabot's headshot

Bruce Cabot

Steve Lawrence
Rita Johnson's headshot

Rita Johnson

Leticia "Letty" Lane
Edward Pawley's headshot

Edward Pawley

Chin Martin
Joe De Stefani's headshot

Joe De Stefani

Franz
Donald Douglas's headshot

Donald Douglas

Harry Spaulding
Kay Sutton's headshot

Kay Sutton

Peggy

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