Smashing the Rackets Movie Review 1938

FBI agent Jim Conway (Morris) is shunted into a job in the DA's office. He meets playgirl debutante Letty Lane (Johnson) and falls for her more sedate sister Susan (Mercer). Since Letty has a boyfriend (Cabot) who's involved with the mob, Jim decides to use his new position to go after racketeers. Inspired by the career of New York district attorney Thomas E. Dewey.

Distribution

Nostalgia Family Video/Hollywood's Attic, PO Box 606, Baker City, OR 97814, Toll-free: 800-784-3362, Email: info@nostalgiafamilyvideo.com, URL: http://www.nostalgiafamilyvideo.com

Available on VHS
Running time 69 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Organized Crime, FBI

Screenplay

Lionel Houser

Cast

Chester Morris, Frances Mercer, Rita Johnson, Bruce Cabot, Ben Welden

Cinematography

Nicholas Musuraca

Director

Lew Landers