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Bullets or Ballots (1936)

Director: William Keighley

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From Time Out Film Guide

Dark Warners gangster film scripted by Seton I Miller (G-Men) and directed at a fair lick by studio journeyman Keighley. The war on crime won't easily be won. Robinson's on the side of the law for the first time, and relishes it. He's a New York cop who goes undercover to bust a racket. The machine guns keep rattling, Blondell reprises her sassy siren routine, and Bogart snarls away as the gangster Nick 'Bugs' Fenner. Both Bogey and Robinson go down at the close.

Author: GM

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Cast & crew

Director: William Keighley

Cast: Edward G Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Joseph King, Richard Purcell, George E Stone full cast

Genre(s): Gangsters

Duration: 82 mins


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