The Racket was one of the first films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (then called "Best Picture, Production") in 1927. The movie was written by Eddie Adams[?] (titles), Del Andrews[?], Harry Behn[?], Bartlett Cormack[?] (adaptation) and Bartlett Cormack[?] (play), and directed by Lewis Milestone.

The movie is a crime drama starring Thomas Meighan[?], Marie Prevost, Louis Wolheim[?], and George E. Stone[?]. Only one copy of the film is known to exist.