
The Racket(1928)
A renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.



Michael Whalen
Barney Callahan

Jean Rogers
Judy King

Chick Chandler
Snapper Doolan

Robert Kellard
Malcolm Hunt

Joan Woodbury
Nora Parker

Harold Huber
Joe Marco

Marc Lawrence
Happy Nelson

Sidney Blackmer
Ralph Simmons

William Demarest
Red Miller

June Gale
Kitty
While New York Sleeps is a crime, drama film released in 1938 exploring themes of reporter. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it stars Michael Whalen, Jean Rogers, Chick Chandler. Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).
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