Movie Description
Rubber Racketeers
(1942)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
Cast
Gilin
Nikki
Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
Mary Dale
Dumbo
Mule
Larkin
Freddy Dale
Tom
Angel
Curley
Butch
Red
Bert
Lila
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Facts
Original TitleRubber Racketeers
Status Released
Release Information
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1942-06-26
Original Language
Runtime 01h 07m
Production CompaniesMonogram Pictures,King Brothers Productions
Genres
- Drama
- Crime