Having already taken over a major portion of the restrauant business a crime boss in New York City by the name of "John 'Czar' Martin" (Humphrey Bogart) sets his sights on the trucking industry as well. However, the union which the truckers belong to isn't nearly as easy to persuade and as a result Martin has to get tough with a couple of them to make his point. But one person in particular named "Denny Jordan" (George Brent) remains defiant and because of that both he and his partner "Skeets Wilson" (Allen Jenkins) become even larger targets in the process. In addition to that, a newly appointed special prosecutor by the name of "Allison" (Walter Abel) also appears on the scene which subsequently causes problems for everyone concerned. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a rather typical gangster film from this time period which benefits to a certain degree by the presence of both Humphrey Bogart and George Brent. It does, however, advance a certain political agenda at times which became a bit obvious here and there but even so it didn't diminish the film too badly overall. In any case, I thought it was essentially worth the time spent to watch it and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of Racket Busters
