Big Town Scandal

NR
1h 0m
1948
5 /10 (6)

It's Bullets vs. Basketball... as Steve Wilson Fights a Juvenile Crime Wave!

Overview

A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out to fix basketball.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1948-05-27

Top Billed Cast

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)

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