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Smashing the Rackets
(1938) • ![](https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://rko.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/imdblogo.png)
Drama
Lionel Houser's screenplay was certainly inspired by the career of New York district attorney Thomas E. Dewey. Playing special prosecutor, he blasted his way through a morass of skulduggery and corruption, sweeping the big city clean.
Director
Lew Landers
Producer
Lee Marcus
Writer
Lionel Houser
Starring
Jim Conway, Chester Morris