Howard Hughes bought Bartlett Cormack’s play The Racket, which had made Edward G. Robinson a star on Broadway. Hughes made it into a film twice. This article focuses on the first film version, a 1928 silent movie, starring Thomas Meighan with Louis Wolheim as the gangster.
TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar – 3 Lists, 18 Picks for February 2013 on TCM
It’s largely same old, same old for TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar throughout February 2013. But here are three lists pointing to a total of 18 titles I either recommend or am curious about for myself.