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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.
Original Release
06/06/1936
US Release
06/06/1936
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Edward G. Robinson | Johnny Blake |
Joan Blondell | Lee Morgan |
Barton MacLane | Al Kruger |
Humphrey Bogart | 'Bugs' Fenner / Bugs Fenner |
Frank McHugh | Herman |
Joe King | Capt. Dan McLaren / Dan 'Mac' McLaren |
Dick Purcell | Ed Driscoll |
George E. Stone | Wires Kagel |
Joseph Crehan | Grand Jury Spokesman |
Henry O'Neill | Ward Bryant |
Directors
Writers
Seton I. Miller, Martin Mooney
Cast
Name | Character |
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Edward G. Robinson | Johnny Blake |
Joan Blondell | Lee Morgan |
Barton MacLane | Al Kruger |
Humphrey Bogart | 'Bugs' Fenner / Bugs Fenner |
Frank McHugh | Herman |
Joe King | Capt. Dan McLaren / Dan 'Mac' McLaren |
Dick Purcell | Ed Driscoll |
George E. Stone | Wires Kagel |
Joseph Crehan | Grand Jury Spokesman |
Henry O'Neill | Ward Bryant |
Henry Kolker | Mr. Hollister |
Gilbert Emery | Mr. Thorndyke |
Herbert Rawlinson | Mr. Caldwell |
Louise Beavers | Nellie LaFleur |
Norman Willis | Louie Vinci |
Harry Adams | Clerk |
Russell Beach | Prizefighter |
Wilda Bennett | Grand Jury Woman |
George Beranger | Waiter |
Edward Biby | Hotel Guest |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
Louis F. Edelman | Producer |