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It's Bullets vs. Basketball... as Steve Wilson Fights a Juvenile Crime Wave!
5.3 / 10 IMDb May 27, 1948 1h 0m
A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out to fix basketball.
Director
Runtime
1h 0m
Release Date
May 27, 1948
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Phillip Reed
as Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
as Lorelei Kilbourne
Stanley Clements
as Tommy Malone
Darryl Hickman
as Harold 'Skinny' Peters
Carl Switzer
as Frankie Snead
Roland Dupree
as John 'Pinky' Jones
Tommy Bond
as Waldo 'Dum Dum' Riggs
Vince Barnett
as Louie Snead
Charles Arnt
as Amos Peabody
Joseph Allen
as Wally Blake
Donna Martell
as Marion Harrison
John Phillips
as Joe Moreley
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Reginald Billado
as Cato
Fred Aldrich
as Policeman (uncredited)
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Sam Balter
as Basketball Game Announcer (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
as Irate Store Owner (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Edward Earle
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Production Companies
Paramount PicturesPine-Thomas Productions
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