Bullets or Ballots

Bullets or Ballots

82 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | June 6, 1936

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.

Bullets or Ballots

82 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | June 6, 1936

Bullets or Ballots
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Bullets or Ballots
Directors William Keighley
Writers Martin Mooney, Seton I. Miller

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

as Johnny Blake

Joan Blondell

as Lee Morgan

Barton MacLane

as Al Kruger

Humphrey Bogart

as Bugs Fenner

Frank McHugh

as Herman

Joe King

as Dan 'Mac' McLaren

Dick Purcell

as Ed Driscoll

George E. Stone

as Wires Kagel

Joseph Crehan

as Grand Jury Spokesman

Henry O'Neill

as Ward Bryant

Henry Kolker

as Mr. Hollister

Gilbert Emery

as Mr. Thorndyke

Herbert Rawlinson

as Mr. Caldwell

Louise Beavers

as Nellie LaFleur

Norman Willis

as Louie Vinci

Russell Beach

as Prizefighter (uncredited)

Wilda Bennett

as Grand Jury Woman (uncredited)

George Beranger

as Waiter (uncredited)

Tom Brower

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Raymond Brown

as Proprietor in Newsreel (uncredited)

Eddie Butler

as Garber (uncredited)

Vance Carroll

as Policeman (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

as Sports Commentator (uncredited)

Bing Connolly

as Garage Man (uncredited)

Joe Connors

as Eddie - Headwaiter (uncredited)

Hal Craig

as Policeman (uncredited)

Virginia Dabney

as Mary - Dancer for Lee (uncredited)

Mildred Dixon

as Dancer (uncredited)

Don Downen

as Usher (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

as Policeman Getting Papers from Fire (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

as Man Sitting with Lee (uncredited)

Oliver Eckhardt

as Grand Jury Member (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as Hunter - Bank Worker (uncredited)

Frank Faylen

as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

as Man (uncredited)

Jack A. Goodrich

as Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

as Eddie #1 (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

as Numbers Player (uncredited)

Wallace Gregory

as Lambert (uncredited)

Edna Mae Harris

as Rose - Lee's Maid (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Policeman (uncredited)

Lew Harvey

as Gangster Muscling in on Lee (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

as Mounted Police Sgt. Donlan (uncredited)

Al Hill

as Pinball Distributor (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Doorman (uncredited)

John Lester Johnson

as Timothy - Nellie's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee

as Jury Foreman in Newsreel (uncredited)

Guy Kingsford

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

as Juror (uncredited)

Alma Lloyd

as Woman in Curlers Who Won (uncredited)

George Lloyd

as Man (uncredited)

Shirley Lloyd

as Waitress (uncredited)

Alice Lyndon

as Old Lady (uncredited)

Jerry Madden

as Kid Playing Pinball (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

as Kruger's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rosalind Marquis

as Specialty (uncredited)

Henry Martin

as Black Chauffeur (uncredited)

Larry McGrath

as Referee (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

as Police Official (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr.

as Kruger's Secretary (uncredited)

Frances Morris

as Beauty Attendant (uncredited)

Anne Nagel

as Bank Secretary (uncredited)

Garry Owen

as The Spotter (uncredited)

William Pawley

as Crail - Ex Con (uncredited)

Lon Poff

as Grand Jury Member (uncredited)

James Rafferty

as Second (uncredited)

Ralph Remley

as Captain Kelly (uncredited)

Sam Rice

as Grand Jury Member (uncredited)

Addison Richards

as William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)

Ernie Ripfer

as Second (uncredited)

Bert Ross

as Vendor (uncredited)

Dick Rush

as Policeman (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

as Bookie Who Throws Bag (uncredited)

Harold Schlickenmayer

as Man (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock

as Detective (uncredited)

Eddie Shubert

as Truck Driver with Steaks (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

as Judge in Newsreel (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

as Red (uncredited)

Victoria Vinton

as Theater Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Max Wagner

as Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel (uncredited)

Harry Watson

as Kid Playing Pinball (uncredited)

Freddy Welsh

as Prizefighter (uncredited)

Huey White

as Gangster Muscling in on Lee (uncredited)

Leo White

as Waiter (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

as Mrs. Woodward - Grand Jury Member (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

as Jailer (uncredited)

Jack Wise

as Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Bruno

as Ben - Henchman with Wires (uncredited)