The Racket was one of the first films nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Best Picture, Production") in
1927. The movie was written by
Eddie Adams[?] (titles),
Del Andrews[?],
Harry Behn[?],
Bartlett Cormack[?] (adaptation) and
Bartlett Cormack[?] (play), and directed by
Lewis Milestone.
The movie is a crime drama starring Thomas Meighan[?], Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim[?], and George E. Stone[?]. Only one copy of the film is known to exist.