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Big Town Scandal
Big Town Scandal

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

27 May 1948

Country

United States of America

Cast

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Steve Wilson

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Lorelei Kilbourne

Stanley Clements

Stanley Clements

Tommy Malone

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Harold 'Skinny' Peters

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Frankie Snead

Roland Dupree

Roland Dupree

John 'Pinky' Jones

Tommy Bond

Tommy Bond

Waldo 'Dum Dum' Riggs

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Louie Snead

Charles Arnt

Charles Arnt

Amos Peabody

Joseph Allen

Joseph Allen

Wally Blake

Donna Martell

Donna Martell

Marion Harrison

John Phillips

John Phillips

Joe Moreley

Reginald Billado

Reginald Billado

Cato

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Policeman (uncredited)

Sam Balter

Sam Balter

Basketball Game Announcer (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

Lane Chandler

Irate Store Owner (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Court Clerk (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Franklyn Farnum

Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

Mary Gordon

Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

Don C. Harvey

Don C. Harvey

Police Lt. Peterson (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Police Chief (uncredited)

Richard Keene

Richard Keene

Jimmy O'Brien (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Ralph Montgomery

Basketball Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

Judge Hogan (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

Smiling Charlie Kaye (uncredited)

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Police Captain Henry (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Newspaper Man (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)

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