
Film
Rubber Racketeers
1942 · 1h 7m · Drama · Crime
Deadlier than the public enemies... more ruthless than Murder, Inc... are these dealers in death who threaten the lives of millions!
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Overview
Racketeer Gillin is paroled from prison and immediately goes to work trying to make an illegal buck from America's war effort. With rationing in effect the black market tire business is booming. Gillen's mob sets up car lots around town where they peddle stolen tires and "new" tires milled in the gangster's factories from cheap faulty materials. People begin to die in crashes as the defective tires fail. Bill Barry leads his fellow defense plant workers on a crusade to uncover the source of the black market rubber and bring the guilty to justice. Although clearly intended to warn the public about black market tire smuggling, Rubber Racketeers holds it own as a saga of mobsters versus an irate public.
Cast

Ricardo Cortez
Gilin

Rochelle Hudson
Nikki

William Henry
Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)

Barbara Read
Mary Dale

John Abbott
Dumbo

Dick Rich
Mule

Dewey Robinson
Larkin

Sam Edwards
Freddy Dale

Kam Tong
Tom

Milburn Stone
Angel

Pat Gleason
Curley

Alex Callam
Butch

Alan Hale Jr.
Red

Dick Hogan
Bert

Marjorie Manners
Lila
Crew
- Harold YoungDirector
- Henry BlankfortScreenplay
- Maurice KingProducer
- L. William O'ConnellDirector of Photography
- Jack DennisEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 26, 1942
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
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