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    Bullets or Ballots

    1936 · Crime drama · 1h 22m

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  1. 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. Robinson's character, Johnny Blake, was based on Johnny Broderick, a New York ...

  2. 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.

    • William Keighley
    • 3 min
  3. 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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  5. Trivia. Bullets or Ballots. Edit. Johnny Blake, played by Edward G. Robinson, was based on real-life New York City policeman Johnny Broderick (c.1896-1966) aka "The Duke" or "the toughest cop on Broadway", while Al Kruger, played by Barton MacLane, was based on notorious gangster Dutch Schultz. Helpful • 35 0.

  6. Bullets or Ballots. Available on iTunes. Academy Award winner Humphrey Bogart stars with Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell star in the story of a mob kingpin, a tough cop working undercover and a bad girl who turns good — Bullets or Ballots.

  7. Humphrey Bogart Cast. Martin Mooney Story. Seton I. Miller Screenplay, Story. Hal Mohr Cinematography. Critics reviews. After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob.

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