Plot Summary
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...
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Full Cast & Characters
Chester Morris
Jim "Socker" Conway
Frances Mercer
Susan 'Pat' Lane
Bruce Cabot
Steve Lawrence
Rita Johnson
Leticia "Letty" Lane
Edward Pawley
Chin Martin
Joe De Stefani
Franz
Donald Douglas
Harry Spaulding
Kay Sutton
Peggy
Ben Welden
Whitey Clark
Paul Fix
Maxie
Eddie Acuff
Joe - Hoodlum
George Irving
District Attorney Edward Greer
Director & Crew
Lew Landers
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 3 votes.
Who directed Smashing the Rackets?
Smashing the Rackets was directed by Lew Landers and released in 1938.
How long is Smashing the Rackets?
Smashing the Rackets has a runtime of 1 hours and 9 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1938-08-08
- Status
- Released