Smashing the Rackets

Jim 'Sock' Conway (Chester Morris) is a hard hitting G-man. District Attorney Edward Greer hires him as a lawyer but only for his vote-getting publicity. Conway is frustrated at first but he decides to wait for his opportunity. He is told to deliver entitled socialite Letty Lane from jail. He falls for her sweeter sister Susan. His shopkeeper friends get attacked by the criminal racket. A corrupt system prevents him from getting convictions for the crime.

This is a Post-Code crime drama from RKO Pictures. The violence is not as explicit but it still maintains some brutality. I don't think I recognize Chester Morris. He seems to be a Hollywood veteran but I wouldn't call him leading man material. He's got evil eyebrows and a droopy nose. Quite frankly, Bruce Cabot looks more chisel. With the pencil moustache, he has good villainy. This is fine but it's not anything iconic.