Edward G. Robinson
Johnny Blake
Search results
Bullets or Ballots is a 1936 American crime thriller film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang.
Bullets or Ballots: Directed by William Keighley. With Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart. When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup.
- (3.6K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Keighley
- 1936-06-06
Bullets or Ballots (1936) is a somewhat historic piece of 1930s cinema, as it boasts the first-ever teaming of Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. It's an entertaining gangster yarn, and one of the better films directed by Warner Bros. contract hand, William Keighley.
- William Keighley, Chuck Hansen
- Edward G. Robinson
Bullets or Ballots. Upon the murder of an anti-crime advocate, the police turn to former investigating detective Johnny Blake (Edward G. Robinson) for help. Convinced that racketeer Al Kruger ...
- (470)
- William Keighley
- Crime, Drama
- Edward G. Robinson
"Bullets or Ballots" is a fast-paced, hard-hitting crime melodrama from Warner Brothers. Responding to the criticism leveled against their films regarding the glorification of hoodlums, Warners put their top tough guy, Edward G. Robinson, in the lead role as a cop out to bring down the mob.
Bullets or Ballots (1936) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Overview. After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.
