The Racket
1928 film by Lewis Milestone
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Summary
The Racket is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,246 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Lewis Milestone[3]
- Screenwriter: Bartlett Cormack[4], Tom Miranda[5]
- Composer: Robert Israel[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], crime film[8], silent film[9]
- Cast member: Louis Wolheim[10], Marie Prevost[11], Thomas Meighan[12], G. Pat Collins[13], George E. Stone[14], Sam De Grasse[15], Richard "Skeets" Gallagher[16], Lee Moran[17], Walter Brennan[18], Lewis Milestone[19], Harry Wilson[20]
- Producer: Howard Hughes[21]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[22]
- Director of photography: Tony Gaudio[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Commons category: The Racket (1928 film)[25]
- Review score: 6.9/10[26], 100%[27]
- Color: black-and-white[28]
- Country of origin: United States[29]
- Publication date: January 1, 1928[30]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[31]
- Narrative location: Chicago[32]
- Main subject: organized crime[33]
- Film editor: Eddie Adams[34]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[35]
- Title: The Racket[36]
- Different from: Banda[37]
- Duration: 84 minutes[38]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[39]
- Assessment: Bechdel test[40]
Why It Matters
The Racket has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]