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Smashing the Rackets
1 hour 9 minutes1938-08-08
5.5
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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...
Cast
![Chester Morris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fzWrhccpVX6UWBZjEutjvQ3qV92.jpg)
Chester Morris
Jim "Socker" Conway
![Frances Mercer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//opUqlzhDgUHzm0Vgr0E8KPbFNZ3.jpg)
Frances Mercer
Susan 'Pat' Lane
![Bruce Cabot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gWG4ECOOHeQWLEI4nwFlLSFiUpd.jpg)
Bruce Cabot
Steve Lawrence
![Rita Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dMWhm0NpzS1IZPFU9qvrNtrXtQz.jpg)
Rita Johnson
Leticia "Letty" Lane
![Edward Pawley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oFI38i794xVT2sW40gCnvaJeN5K.jpg)
Edward Pawley
Chin Martin
![Joe De Stefani](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nAqcSWzr8VfPQRUd3aBIMchHdPh.jpg)
Joe De Stefani
Franz
![Donald Douglas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xVhKWgZepfW0wV3QTeSVRWlky3z.jpg)
Donald Douglas
Harry Spaulding
![Kay Sutton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1bovpgXYU87qGvhCf5SBARR1upl.jpg)
Kay Sutton
Peggy
![Ben Welden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cVN2BBCClcvSk7N9DsP8Z0wtNya.jpg)
Ben Welden
Whitey Clark
![Paul Fix](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jz7oZgyAR4TkIkSJ3knA66NEu9E.jpg)
Paul Fix
Maxie
![Eddie Acuff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//x1Y1UKWO4H2wsm1MkAOXjyDosXf.jpg)
Eddie Acuff
Joe - Hoodlum
![George Irving](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mZjiKvrBQK0Y7sL2Yt9QEaIQrFr.jpg)
George Irving
District Attorney Edward Greer
![Scotty Beckett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j5UOlmNiSlev4RqSXBfgZHD6SaN.jpg)
Scotty Beckett
Otto, Franz's Son
![Brooks Benedict](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l3Bw5oBij94yG0QSO45inFnySRZ.jpg)
Brooks Benedict
Court Clerk
![Stanley Blystone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9kYGxCZeyYJWTJuvpt7YFrZOx3Y.jpg)
Stanley Blystone
Policeman
![Tom Chatterton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wVqT4BBuBbe8TjgS91l1MgI0za4.jpg)
Tom Chatterton
Grand Juryman
![Jimmy Conlin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fImzSAUll4h46mb7iPnjPlDHr3c.jpg)
Jimmy Conlin
Witness
![Edith Craig](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i5uSXeHZTZ7d8fVE9V2oosfew3Z.jpg)
Edith Craig
Flo Fisher
![Mike Donovan](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Donovan
Bailiff
![Jimmie Dundee](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jimmie Dundee
Fuller - Henchman
![Al Ferguson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eUbChU8WLFgCPN9OrwGZE5oNMt0.jpg)
Al Ferguson
Detective
![Byron Foulger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8j1Mn3alrcZyfe742LCfjCglQ3L.jpg)
Byron Foulger
Alverson - Chemist
![Robert Frazer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t6vR9YlN5O7D1NXQvOIOV0fDMEy.jpg)
Robert Frazer
Weather Man
![Bud Geary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5jaWUWlNPikCWyrUVO8wCSNPu90.jpg)
Bud Geary
Detective
![George Hackathorne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//asTjA8gIhfCcVNVvLPwiVcqTnJG.jpg)
George Hackathorne
Detective
![Kenneth Harlan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nIiGHwnOGFrZW2pui9rUKRFPs5p.jpg)
Kenneth Harlan
Angry Businessman
![Eddie Hart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eddie Hart
Ed Dooley
![Howard Hickman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5dJMZuoWq1lYMNeXsf7iZjwHobv.jpg)
Howard Hickman
James J. Carew
![Al Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xX80Pn6KCWXi60kYiVFeFOE5thB.jpg)
Al Hill
Strong Arm Man
![Max Hoffman Jr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oAvAm799pveq7ZqNayZHn8xjeyC.jpg)
Max Hoffman Jr.
1st Protection Racket Thug
![Cecil Kellaway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rGVj5ODGkAxEllJt2JZTtO7doIj.jpg)
Cecil Kellaway
Barrett
![Rita La Roy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dzdA7LbruY5bkVNDlTctx5q1i1X.jpg)
Rita La Roy
Reluctant Witness
![Mike Lally](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Lally
2nd Protection Racket Thug
![Edward LeSaint](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rCA5jMyJYJOZmZT3enMdv4ZfPKk.jpg)
Edward LeSaint
Judge #2
![Carl M. Leviness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8SJQSmHZESdalItwsoarlnaohmK.jpg)
Carl M. Leviness
Assistant Attorney
![George Lloyd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8p5UR9ltSSadwBdxOOSrVpbFvJD.jpg)
George Lloyd
Big Mike Leonard
![Rollo Lloyd](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//brpQM5EKM7GQhNLrKCrQU694vw7.jpg)
Rollo Lloyd
Sam Schwartz - Butcher
![Tom London](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nfLW8J3AMasTu1Ahm0HftRgx9qy.jpg)
Tom London
Dixon - Detective
![Mary MacLaren](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//Agteg70nmBZmFT9XQMD72TVqiiw.jpg)
Mary MacLaren
Nurse
![George Meeker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AoJtJAJGAdCYGnPiCxipob9skxE.jpg)
George Meeker
District Attorney Aide
![Victor Metzetti](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Victor Metzetti
Smokey - Henchman
![Walter Miller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sg0Ruah5XQ4UhBAIMeEISqSwlQJ.jpg)
Walter Miller
Mac
![Edmund Mortimer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edmund Mortimer
Angry Businessman
![Horace Murphy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pmjVFWpR7sjGXCNQgHRcg9sDAER.jpg)
Horace Murphy
Doorman
![Max Rose](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Max Rose
Detective
![Walter Sande](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kyVJTouV9WlfIkcfooLE6whhiyy.jpg)
Walter Sande
Hospital Interne
![C. Montague Shaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4hhxhh4viVcYKcmTF6BKwd8XiB0.jpg)
C. Montague Shaw
Grand Juryman
![Libby Taylor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//prgy18mOz8eQoauyzfFJylYamzw.jpg)
Libby Taylor
Duchess
![Frank M. Thomas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zMdcPuJyluYA46FzYFq4iDFDD0u.jpg)
Frank M. Thomas
Judge Wend
![Charles Trowbridge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l0pMZJiTfkxBOESbOAkAAedUzuJ.jpg)
Charles Trowbridge
Grand Juryman
![Theodore von Eltz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nq3mPGbn5iqyojutuUam8NXil5A.jpg)
Theodore von Eltz
Howard Ellis
![Solly Ward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uxsju5qBIEeSkDuSCkgJvFPJIZQ.jpg)
Solly Ward
Dry Cleaner
![Pierre Watkin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//w36vNJFvQDiDyuC9zvT8nNZajhA.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
John Nelson Davis
![Leo White](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pKJDApReiE0EVmmkTYbHNW7d1Yu.jpg)
Leo White
Juror
![Gayne Whitman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mmA7RqxEK6XMxrtsiRqSEQgKuDT.jpg)