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Bullets or Ballots

When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.

Director

William Keighley

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

N/A

Johnny Blake

Edward G. Robinson

Lee Morgan

Al Kruger

'Bugs' Fenner

Humphrey Bogart

Herman

Capt. Dan McLaren

Ed Driscoll

Wires Kagel

George E. Stone

Grand Jury Spokesman

Ward Bryant

Mr. Hollister

Mr. Thorndyke

Mr. Caldwell

Herbert Rawlinson

Nellie LaFleur

Louie Vinci

Clerk

Prizefighter

Grand Jury Woman

Waiter

George Beranger

Hotel Guest

Police Captain

Proprietor in Newsreel

Ben - Henchman with Wires

Garber

Policeman

Policeman

Sports Commentator

Garage Man

Eddie - Headwaiter

Policeman

Boxing Match Spectator

Mary - Dancer for Lee

Virginia Dabney

Dancer

Usher

Policeman Getting Papers from Fire

Man Sitting with Lee

Grand Jury Member

Oliver Eckhardt

Hunter - Bank Worker

Gatley - Pinball Racketeer

Elevator Operator

Man

Cigar Clerk

Jack A. Goodrich

Eddie #1

Numbers Player

Harrison Greene

Lambert

Wallace Gregory

Rose - Lee's Maid

Edna Mae Harris

Policeman

Gangster Muscling in on Lee

Mounted Police Sgt. Donlan

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Pinball Distributor

Doorman

Timothy - Nellie's Boyfriend

John Lester Johnson

Pedestrian

Jury Foreman in Newsreel

Hotel Clerk

Juror

Woman in Curlers Who Won

Man

Waitress

Old Lady

Kid Playing Pinball

Kruger's Chauffeur

Specialty

Rosalind Marquis

Black Chauffeur

Referee

Club Patron

Juror

Club Patron

Police Official

Howard M. Mitchell

Kruger's Secretary

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Beauty Attendant

Bank Secretary

The Spotter

Crail - Ex Con

Grand Jury Member

Club Patron

Second

Captain Kelly

Grand Jury Member

William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator

Addison Richards

Second

Vendor

Police Officer

Policeman

Bookie Who Throws Bag

Man

Harold Schlickenmayer

Detective

Charles Sherlock

Truck Driver with Steaks

Judge in Newsreel

Chorus Girl

Red

Theater Ticket Seller

Victoria Vinton

Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel

Kid Playing Pinball

Prizefighter

Gangster Muscling in on Lee

Waiter

Mrs. Woodward - Grand Jury Member

Lottie Williams

Jailer

Waiter

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Lee Morgan 'bugs' Fenner Al Kruger Johnny Blake Herman Mr. Thorndyke Capt. Dan 'mac' Mclaren Mr. Hollister Louie Vinci Ward Bryant Crail - Ex Con Nellie Lafleur Elevator Operator

What time does
the crime picture start? - Bullets or Ballots

What time does the crime picture start?

To stop making the syndicate of crime pictures - Bullets or Ballots

To stop making the syndicate of crime pictures

And my papers will continue their present policy - Bullets or Ballots

And my papers will continue their present policy

Who threatened Bryant - Bullets or Ballots

Who threatened Bryant

Pick me up here
at the office at 1:00. - Bullets or Ballots

Pick me up here at the office at 1:00.

Say waiter - Bullets or Ballots

How are the collections - Bullets or Ballots

How are the collections

You're a funny fellow Johnny - Bullets or Ballots

You're a funny fellow Johnny

Say they don't believe in kicking the rats - Bullets or Ballots

Say they don't believe in kicking the rats

Well I see where they cut - Bullets or Ballots

Well I see where they cut

What's the trouble? - Bullets or Ballots

What's the trouble?

But I didn't get much out of you - Bullets or Ballots

But I didn't get much out of you

What's he talking about - Bullets or Ballots

What's he talking about

I'd still look around if I were you Mr Kruger - Bullets or Ballots

I'd still look around if I were you Mr Kruger

I've had that attitude because half the commissions - Bullets or Ballots

I've had that attitude because half the commissions

Ha. Inefficiency. - Bullets or Ballots

Ha. Inefficiency.

If this keeps up you're going to be rich - Bullets or Ballots

If this keeps up you're going to be rich

Rose how many times have I told you - Bullets or Ballots

Rose how many times have I told you

Who is it - Bullets or Ballots

Lee: Hello, Johnny. - Bullets or Ballots

Lee: Hello, Johnny.

Well it's time you got wise to yourself - Bullets or Ballots

Well it's time you got wise to yourself

You like me pretty well - Bullets or Ballots

You like me pretty well

See any money I'd make would be coming out of your pocket - Bullets or Ballots

See any money I'd make would be coming out of your...

I'm sorry you got kicked out Johnny - Bullets or Ballots

I'm sorry you got kicked out Johnny

What are you going to do - Bullets or Ballots

What are you going to do

Hello, Johnny. - Bullets or Ballots

I just wanted to thank you for the kick in the teeth - Bullets or Ballots

I just wanted to thank you for the kick in the teeth

Why I've heard guys that you've sent to prison - Bullets or Ballots

Why I've heard guys that you've sent to prison

You've got him wrong Nick - Bullets or Ballots

You've got him wrong Nick

You know that hat on the bed might be bad luck - Bullets or Ballots

You know that hat on the bed might be bad luck

Blake gone yet? - Bullets or Ballots

Blake gone yet?

This place used
to store bootlegged liquor. - Bullets or Ballots

This place used to store bootlegged liquor.

Oh we don't believe in letting the banks handle our records - Bullets or Ballots

Oh we don't believe in letting the banks handle our...

What are you afraid of - Bullets or Ballots

What are you afraid of

How's this for good news? - Bullets or Ballots

How's this for good news?

Not bad for one week's take on pinball games - Bullets or Ballots

Not bad for one week's take on pinball games

Hello, Wires. - Bullets or Ballots

What's happened, mister? - Bullets or Ballots

What's happened, mister?

What's the matter - Bullets or Ballots

What's the matter

Policeman: All right.
Out of the way, kids. - Bullets or Ballots

Policeman: All right. Out of the way, kids.

You'll have to move that car. - Bullets or Ballots

You'll have to move that car.

Solitary, huh? - Bullets or Ballots

We had another man on the force - Bullets or Ballots

We had another man on the force

Blake. Nobody else but Blake. - Bullets or Ballots

Blake. Nobody else but Blake.

Say, what is this, a wake? - Bullets or Ballots

Say, what is this, a wake?

The boys think you're working for him - Bullets or Ballots

The boys think you're working for him

I don't like guys who put their hands on me - Bullets or Ballots

I don't like guys who put their hands on me

I've never seen it fail - Bullets or Ballots

I've never seen it fail

7 million people in this town and all of them looking for easy money - Bullets or Ballots

7 million people in this town and all of them looking for...

Sit down, Johnny. - Bullets or Ballots

Sit down, Johnny.

Oh, hello, Lee. - Bullets or Ballots

Oh, hello, Lee.

And I tried to take you in with me - Bullets or Ballots

And I tried to take you in with me

Eh, give me 7-0-42. - Bullets or Ballots

Eh, give me 7-0-42.

One buck on 7 7 7 - Bullets or Ballots

One buck on 7 7 7

It's a top job all right - Bullets or Ballots

It's a top job all right

Well I wish I'd known when you quit - Bullets or Ballots

Well I wish I'd known when you quit

Where's all this protection - Bullets or Ballots

Where's all this protection

Hello, Nick. - Bullets or Ballots

Are you at it again? - Bullets or Ballots

Are you at it again?

If Mike catches you back there he'll crown you - Bullets or Ballots

If Mike catches you back there he'll crown you

He's no good miss Lee - Bullets or Ballots

He's no good miss Lee

You don't seem very upset about it - Bullets or Ballots

You don't seem very upset about it

You don't trust me - Bullets or Ballots

You don't trust me

You're going to take it away from Blake - Bullets or Ballots

You're going to take it away from Blake

Why did you try to take over the job - Bullets or Ballots

Why did you try to take over the job

I don't care to say - Bullets or Ballots

I don't care to say

All set to take them
the money, eh? - Bullets or Ballots

All set to take them the money, eh?

You hear from Blake? - Bullets or Ballots

You hear from Blake?

There's no telephone listed
at 1124 east 18th. - Bullets or Ballots

There's no telephone listed at 1124 east 18th.

Are you all right, Johnny? - Bullets or Ballots

Are you all right, Johnny?

I'll wait for you - Bullets or Ballots

I'll wait for you

You're aces Lee - Bullets or Ballots

You're aces Lee

Something's happened to him. - Bullets or Ballots

Something's happened to him.

Hello Mac - Bullets or Ballots

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When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: William Keighley

Writer: Seton I. Miller, Martin Mooney

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1936

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 06 Jun 1936

Awards: N/A

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