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Bullets or Ballots

1936·1h 22m·Approved
DramaCrimeThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
3,739 votes

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.

Bullets or Ballots is a 1936 drama crime movie directed by William Keighley, starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 3,739 votes and runs 1h 22m.

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Director
William Keighley
Stars
Humphrey Bogart
Edward G. Robinson
Joan Blondell
Barton MacLane
Details
1936-06-06
82 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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