---
title: 'The Racket (1928)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Milestone'
released: '1928-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 84
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-racket-1928'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019304/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Racket (1928)

1928 · 84 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Racket is a 1928 American silent crime noir film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Thomas Meighan, Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim, and George E. Stone. The film was produced by Howard Hughes, written by Bartlett Cormack and Tom Miranda, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was adapted from Cormack's 1927 Broadway play The Racket.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone)
- **Screenplay:** [Bartlett Cormack](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartlett-cormack), [Tom Miranda](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-miranda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-israel)
- **Producer:** [Howard Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hughes)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tony Gaudio](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-gaudio)
- **Editor:** [Eddie Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-adams)

## Cast

- [George E. Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-e-stone)
- [Lee Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-moran)
- [Sam De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-de-grasse)
- [Louis Wolheim](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-wolheim)
- [Lewis Milestone](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-milestone)
- [Marie Prevost](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-prevost)
- [Thomas Meighan](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-meighan)
- [Richard "Skeets" Gallagher](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-skeets-gallagher)
- [Harry Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-wilson)
- [G. Pat Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-pat-collins)
- [Walter Brennan](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brennan)

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