Edward G. Robinson
Johnny Blake
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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. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- William Keighley
- 1936-06-06
82 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Bullets or Ballots is a 1936 American gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart. Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. This is the first of several films featuring both Robinson and Bogart.
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
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Edward G. Robinson stars as a tough detective, based on a real character, in "Bullets or Ballots," a 1936 film also starring Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, Barton MacLane, and Frank McHugh. Robinson plays Johnny Blake, modeled after a real police officer, Johnny Broderick, who worked in New York City.
A tough New York cop goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring in this well-done gangster movie starring Humphrey Bogart. 107 IMDb 7.0 1 h 21 min 1936. X-Ray 13+. Suspense · Action · Compelling · Gritty. Available to rent or buy.
Bullets or Ballots - (Original Trailer) - Turner Classic Movies. 00:00 / 02:58. Bullets or Ballots - (Original Trailer) A cop (Edward G. Robinson) goes undercover to crack an influential crime ring in Bullets or Ballots (1936) co-starring Humphrey Bogart. Trending on TCM. view all.
