The Racket Man

The Racket Man

He knew every angle... except a girl's love!

NR 1944 · 65 min · ★ 7.7 · Crime, Drama

A gangster is drafted into the Army and, soon realizing how wrong his life of crime has been, agrees to help the FBI break up a black market ring by pretending to have been kicked out of service and to have resumed his old life of crime.

Directed by D. Ross Lederman · Written by Casey Robinson

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