Racket Busters 85 years old

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Racket Busters

A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

Credits

Racket Busters Cast

Name Character
John Ridgely He was 28, 58 years old when he died as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver
Walter Abel He was 40, 88 years old when he died as Hugh Allison
Humphrey Bogart He was 38, 57 years old when he died as John 'Czar' Martin
Dick Wessel He was 25, 52 years old when he died as Truck Driver
Penny Singleton She was 29, 95 years old when she died as Gladys Christie
James Pierce He was 37, 83 years old when he died as Martin's Henchman
William B. Davidson He was 50, 59 years old when he died as Manhatten Trucking Chairman (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift as Detective (uncredited)
Jack Gardner He was 28, 66 years old when he died as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Gloria Dickson She was 20, 27 years old when she died as Nora Jordan
Gordon Hart He was 1, 33 years old when he died as Minister (uncredited)
Robert Strange He was 217, 132 years old when he died as Martin's Lawyer
John Harron He was 35, 36 years old when he died as Allison's Stenographer
Dale Van Sickel He was 30, 69 years old when he died as Special Officer
Jack Mower He was 47, 74 years old when he died as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Paul Panzer He was 65, 85 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins He was 38, 74 years old when he died as 'Skeets' Wilson
Frank Jaquet He was 53, 73 years old when he died as First Doctor - City Hospital (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook He was 50, 72 years old when he died as Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge He was 56, 85 years old when he died as Second Judge - Martin's Trial (uncredited)
Harry Myers He was 55, 56 years old when he died as Court Stenographer
Bruce Mitchell He was 29, 43 years old when he died as Deputy (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler He was 44, 54 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Mary Currier She was 33, 92 years old when she died as Mrs. Hugh Allison (uncredited)
George Lloyd He was 45, 74 years old when he died as Truck Driver
James Nolan He was 22, 69 years old when he died as Jim Smith - Allison's Secretary
Ethan Laidlaw He was 38, 63 years old when he died as Martin's Henchman (uncredited)
George Brent He was 34, 75 years old when he died as Denny Jordan
Herbert Heywood He was 25, 51 years old when he died as Gas Station Owner (uncredited)
Norman Willis He was 5, 55 years old when he died as Gus Hawkins
Oscar O'Shea He was 56, 78 years old when he died as Pop Wilson
Nat Carr He was 51, 57 years old when he died as Merchant (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes He was 54, 87 years old when he died as Vic Thompson - a Cleaner (uncredited)
Jack Kenney He was 35, 58 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
William Gould He was 52, 83 years old when he died as Police Sergeant
Bob Perry He was 59, 83 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Vera Lewis She was 65, 82 years old when she died as Jordan's Neighbor
Lew Harvey He was 50, 66 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Don Turner He was 61, 17 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Cecil Weston She was 48, 86 years old when she died as Woman Angered at Truck Strike (uncredited)
Don Rowan He was 33, 61 years old when he died as Cliff Kimball
Jack A. Goodrich He was 38, 91 years old when he died as Clerk (uncredited)
Irving Bacon He was 44, 71 years old when he died as Counter Man
Joe Downing He was 12, 82 years old when he died as Joe Pender
Joe De Stefani as Proprietor (uncredited)
Jimmy O'Gatty as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Anthony Averill as Dave Crane
Edwin Stanley He was 57, 64 years old when he died as Second Doctor - Cotwald Sanitarium
Egon Brecher He was 58, 66 years old when he died as Peters
Jack Wise He was 50, 66 years old when he died as Cashier (uncredited)
Joe Devlin He was 44, 79 years old when he died as Truck Driver (uncredited)
John Dilson He was 47, 53 years old when he died as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
Paul Irving as John H. Herbert (uncredited)
Fay Helm She was 29, 94 years old when she died as Mrs. Charlie Smith
Elliott Sullivan He was 31, 66 years old when he died as Charlie Smith
Dick Rich He was 29, 58 years old when he died as Truck Driver Sick of Pop (uncredited)
Harrison Greene He was 54, 61 years old when he died as Merchant (uncredited)
Glen Cavender He was 54, 78 years old when he died as Truck Driver
Harvey Clark (actor) was 52, 52 years old when died as Merchant (uncredited)
Henry O'Neill He was 46, 69 years old when he died as Governor

Racket Busters Crew

Name Department
Arthur Edeson as Director of Photography. He was 46 (78) years old when He died Camera
Adolph Deutsch as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (82) years old when He died Sound
Robert Rossen as Screenplay. He was 30 (57) years old when He died Writing
Esdras Hartley as Art Direction. He was 46 (54) years old when He died Art
Leonardo Bercovici as Screenplay. He was 30 (87) years old when He died Writing
James Gibbon as Editor. He was 119 (69) years old when He died Editing
Racket Busters poster
Racket Busters (85 years)

WARNER BROS' TIME BOMBSHELL!

  • Release day: Saturday, July 16, 1938
  • Runtime: 71 minutes