''The Racket'' is a 1927 Broadway three-act drama written by

Bartlett Cormack Edward Bartlett Cormack (March 19, 1898 – September 16, 1942) was an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and producer best known for his 1927 Broadway play ''The Racket'', and for working with Howard Hughes and Cecil B. DeMille on sever ...

and produced by Alexander McKaig. It ran for 119 performances from November 22, 1927, to March 1928 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg; December 12, 1893January 26, 1973) was a Romanian-American actor of stage and screen, who was popular during the Hollywood's Golden Age. He appeared in 30 Broadway plays and more than 100 films duri ...

had a major role as a snarling gangster, which led to his being cast in similar film roles. It was included in Burns Mantle's ''The Best Plays of 1927-1928''. It was adapted as a silent feature film also titled '' The Racket'' in 1928 and the 1951

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remake '' The Racket'', starring Robert Mitchum.

Cast

* John Cromwell as Captain McQuigg *

as an unidentified man *

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as Joe * Norman Foster as Dave Ames *

Harry McCoy Harry McCoy (December 10, 1893 – September 1, 1937) was an American film actor and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1912 and 1935. Early years McCoy was born on December 10, 1893, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ...

as Turck * Willard Robertson as Pratt * Ralph Adams as Sam Meyer * Romaine Callender as Asst. State's Attorney Welch * Jack Clifford as Clark * Marion Coakley as Irene Hayes * G. Pat Collins as patrolman Johnson * Harry English as Lt. Gill * Mike Flanagan as patrolman * Louis Frohoff as Alderman Kublacek * Mal Kelly as Sgt. Sullivan * Fred Irving Lewis as Detective Sgt. Delaney * Hugh O'Connell as Miller * Charles O'Connor as patrolman * Charles Peyton as Glick * C.E. Smith as Sgt. Schmidt

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Racket, The (1927 play) 1927 plays Broadway plays Plays set in Illinois Chicago in fiction American plays adapted into films