Racket Busters (1938)
Overview
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2947 |
Directed By
Lloyd Bacon
Crew
Leonardo Bercovici
Lloyd Bacon
Robert Rossen
Robert B. Lee
Leo F. Forbstein
Howard Shoup
Esdras Hartley
Arthur Edeson
Adolph Deutsch
James Gibbon
TOP CAST
Humphrey Bogart
John "Czar" Martin
George Brent
Denny Jordan
Gloria Dickson
Nora Jordan
Allen Jenkins
Skeets Wilson
Walter Abel
Hugh Allison
Henry O'Neill
Governor
Penny Singleton
Gladys Christie
Anthony Averill
Dave Crane
Oscar O'Shea
Pop Wilson
Elliott Sullivan
Charlie Smith
Fay Helm
Mrs. Charlie Smith
Joe Downing
Joe Pender
Norman Willis
Gus Hawkins
Don Rowan
Cliff Kimball
Irving Bacon
Counter Man (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Peters (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Merchant (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
Angry Woman At Strike (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
Merchant (uncredited)
Georgie Cooper
Woman On Platform (uncredited)
Mary Currier
Mrs. Hugh Allison (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
Alan Davis
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Proprietor (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Truck Driver (uncredited)
John Dilson
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
Clerk (uncredited)
William Gould
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Merchant (uncredited)
John Harron
Allison's Stenographer (uncredited)
Gordon Hart
Minister (uncredited)
Lew Harvey
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
Jan Holm
Cotwald Sanitarium Nurse (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Vic Thompson (uncredited)
Paul Irving
John H. Herbert (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
City Hospital Doctor #1 (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Jordan's Neighbor (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Jean Maddox
Angry Woman at Strike (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell
Deputy (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Harry Myers
Court Stenographer (uncredited)
James Nolan
Jim Smith (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Business Man (uncredited)
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