Bullets or Ballots
1936After 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.
Acted in
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)