Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Director: William Keighley
Movie review
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
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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