The Racket

The Racket

The Racket may refer to: The Racket (band), a Canadian folk rock band The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe, a 2015 book by Matthew Kennard The Racket (play), a 1927 American Broadway crime play written by Bartlett Cormack The Racket (1928 film), an American crime film directed by Lewis Milestone The Racket (1951 film), a remake of the 1928 film starring Robert Mitchum The Racket (radio program), an Australian heavy metal radio program

Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
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Year:
1928
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Cub Reporter Ames:
I told you not to look after me.... Why did you do it?

Helen Hayes:
Because--

Helen Hayes:
--because you affect me like a mammy song.

[first lines]

[McQuigg ducks into a doorway when one of Scari's henchmen shoots at but purposely misses him. Scarsi emerges from behind the door]

Nick Scarsi:
Hello, Mac.

Police Captain James McQuigg:
Hello, Nick.

Nick Scarsi:
Take a tip, Mac... change your racket.

Police Captain James McQuigg:
I like my racket... and I haven't shot yet.

[last lines]

Detective:
What now, Captain?

Police Captain James McQuigg:
[exhausted] I'd like a little sleep... but by the time I get through with the coroner and the rest of the public servants... it'll be time to go to Mass.

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