Rubber Racketeers
5.5
“Deadlier than the public enemies... more ruthless than Murder, Inc... are these dealers in death who threaten the lives of millions!”
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.
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Ricardo Cortez
Gilin
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
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Rochelle Hudson
Nikki
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Rebel Without a Cause
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William Henry
Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
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The Thin Man
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Barbara Read
Mary Dale
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Make Way for Tomorrow
John Abbott
Dumbo
Known for
The Jungle Book
Gigi
Dick Rich
Mule
Known for
Western Union
Dewey Robinson
Larkin
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She Done Him Wrong
The Ghost Ship
Sam Edwards
Freddy Dale
Known for
Twelve O'Clock High
Operation Pacific
Kam Tong
Tom
Known for
It Happened at the World's Fair
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Milburn Stone
Angel
Known for
Gunsmoke
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Pat Gleason
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Known for
Detour
Alex Callam
Butch
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The Invisible Killer
The Miracle Kid
Harold Young Director · Henry Blankfort Screenplay L. William O'Connell Cinematographer
United States release June 26, 1942 · Produced in United States · Production King Brothers Productions
Production
Monogram Pictures
Production
King Brothers Productions
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · June 26, 1942
Theatrical
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