La gang

Titolo originale: The Racket
Regia: John Cromwell |
Anno: 1951
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Thriller
Tag: corruption | election campaign | cop-killer | gangster | police chief | based on play or musical | remake | film noir | police station | mob boss | mob hit | terrorist bombing | political corruption | crime syndicate | mob | subpoena | witness intimidation | systemic corruption | corrupt police officials | corrupt legal system | corrupt district attorney | mob corruption |
Cast: Robert Mitchum | Lizabeth Scott | Robert Ryan | William Talman | Ray Collins | Joyce Mackenzie | Robert Hutton | Virginia Huston | William Conrad | Walter Sande | Les Tremayne | Don Porter | Walter Baldwin | Brett King | Richard Karlan | Tito Vuolo | Eric Alden | Gregg Barton | Don Beddoe | Robert Bice | Matthew Boulton | Barry Brooks | Howland Chamberlain | John Daheim | Don Dillaway | Art Dupuis | Jane Easton | Pat Flaherty | William Forrest | Jack Gargan | Dick Gordon | Bret Hamilton | Jayne Hazard | Howard Joslin | Hazel Keener | Mike Lally | Harry Lauter | Ronald Lee | Herbert Lytton | Frank Marlowe | Thomas Martin | Allen Mathews | Harriet Matthews | Philo McCullough | John McGuire | Ralph Montgomery | Al Murphy | William J. O'Brien | Eddie Parker | Ralph Peters | Howard Petrie | Joey Ray | Walter Reed | Richard Reeves | Stephen Roberts | Jack Shea | Miles Shepard | Charles Sherlock | George Sherwood | Milburn Stone | Duke Taylor | Herb Vigran | Max Wagner | Bud Wolfe | Sally Yarnell |

Il bandito Nick Taylor si dimostra crudele e aggressivo come tutti i membri della sua gang. Il capitano Martin riesce a fare arrestare i suoi complici, ma questi vengono regolarmente prosciolti da giudici corrotti. Quando finalmente riesce a coglierli con le mani sul fatto, un poliziotto pagato dai complici del bandito viene incaricato di sopprimere Taylor prima che possa fare ammissioni.

Le locations e le scene del film

381 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, California, USA
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Culver City, California, USA
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Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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