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Big Town Scandal
It's Bullets vs. Basketball... as Steve Wilson Fights a Juvenile Crime Wave!
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out to fix basketball.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1948-05-27
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Phillip Reed
Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Lorelei Kilbourne
Stanley Clements
Tommy Malone
Darryl Hickman
Harold 'Skinny' Peters
Carl Switzer
Frankie Snead
Roland Dupree
John 'Pinky' Jones
Tommy Bond
Waldo 'Dum Dum' Riggs
Vince Barnett
Louie Snead
Charles Arnt
Amos Peabody
Joseph Allen
Wally Blake
Donna Martell
Marion Harrison
John Phillips
Joe Moreley
Reginald Billado
Cato
Fred Aldrich
Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Basketball Game Announcer (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Irate Store Owner (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Police Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Police Chief (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Jimmy O'Brien (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Basketball Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Judge Hogan (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Smiling Charlie Kaye (uncredited)
Harry Shannon
Police Captain Henry (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
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