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Rubber Racketeers

"Deadlier than the public enemies... more ruthless than Murder, Inc... are these dealers in death who threaten the lives of millions!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Ricardo Cortez

    Ricardo Cortez

    Gilin

  • Rochelle Hudson

    Rochelle Hudson

    Nikki

  • William Henry

    William Henry

    Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)

  • Barbara Read

    Barbara Read

    Mary Dale

  • John Abbott

    John Abbott

    Dumbo

  • Dick Rich

    Dick Rich

    Mule

  • Dewey Robinson

    Dewey Robinson

    Larkin

  • Sam Edwards

    Sam Edwards

    Freddy Dale

  • Kam Tong

    Kam Tong

    Tom

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.

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