DVD - Bullets or Ballots
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"They rule by the fear of their guns. They must be stopped by the power of your ballots." They refers to Bugs Fenner and other mobsters whose illicit rackets will be smashed to smithereens by undercover cop Johnny Blake. When Warner Bros.' Depression-era gangster movies began to draw protests, the studio reinvigorated the genre with stories emphasizing law enforcers instead of lawbreakers. The swift, sturdy Bullets or Ballots reflects that, with Edward G. Robinson (as Blake) siding with the good guys for the first time in a gangland saga. Humphrey Bogart plays the short-fused Fenner. And Joan Blondell and Louise Beavers, in an unusual story element for the times, are thriving numbers operators whose grift is usurped by the mob. Director: William Keighley Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh
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DVD information
| Release Date (USA): | 2006-07-25 |
| Rating (USA): | NA |
| Release Date (UK): | - |
| Rating (UK) : | NA |
| Director: | William Keighley |
| Producer: | - |
| Studio: | Warner Home Video |
| Writer/s: | Seton I. Miller (also story), Martin Mooney (story) |
Cast
| Edward G. Robinson | Detective Johnny Blake |
| Joan Blondell | Lee Morgan |
| Barton MacLane | Al Kruger |
| Humphrey Bogart | Nick 'Bugs' Fenner |
| Frank McHugh | Herman McCloskey |
| Joe King | Capt. Dan 'Mac' McLaren (as Joseph King) |
| Dick Purcell | Ed Driscoll (as Richard Purcell) |
| George E. Stone | Wires Kagel |
| Joseph Crehan | Johnson (Grand Jury spokesman) |
| Henry O'Neill | Ward Bryant, Newspaper Publisher |
| Henry Kolker | Mr. Hollister |
| Gilbert Emery | Mr. Thorndyke |
| Herbert Rawlinson | Mr. Caldwell |
| Louise Beavers | Nellie LaFleur |
| Norman Willis | Louie Vinci |
DVD Features
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, French |
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