Written by James M. Tate / 9/04/2023 / No comments / crime , fifties , film noir or melodrama , howard hughes , lizabeth scott , robert mitchum , robert ryan , suspense , william talman
ROBERT MITCHUM, WILLIAM TALMAN & ROBERT RYAN IN 'THE RACKET'
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| Title: THE RACKET 1951 Rating: ***1/2 |
While primarily focusing on the two leads, Robert Mitchum as a determined cop, McQuigg, and Robert Ryan as criminal kingpin Nick Scanlon (in cahoots with crooked politician Ray Collins), it's William Talman's heroic yet idealistically naïve , knee-jerk newbie police officer, ready to take on all things villainous, that really drives things along...
Bookending the
literally explosive middle is an involving buildup, as nothing can touch
Robert Ryan and his old-school way of running things. Then, during the
last half, he realizes his particular kind of shady doesn't quite work
in the world of ever-growing politics. But he's not going down easy, and
it takes Mitchum's slowburn patience to wear him down. Throw in sexy
Lizbeth Scott as the dame caught in the middle and you really have a pretty nifty crime-thriller.
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| Robert Mitchum in THE RACKET |
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| William Talman in THE RACKET |
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