Bunco Squad
Genres
Overview
Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells, lining up rich widow Jessica Royce as his latest mark, sets up a false paranormal society with other charlatans to convince the credulous Jessica that her late son is speaking to her through their sham seances. When the plan leads to murder, Johnson and McManus must bring the group down before they kill again.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
67 min
Release Date
1950-09-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
5.9
Robert Sterling
Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson
Joan Dixon
Grace Bradshaw / Bride in Film
Ricardo Cortez
Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells
Douglas Fowley
Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
Elisabeth Risdon
Jessica Royce
Marguerite Churchill
Barbara Madison
John Kellogg
Fred Reed
Bernadene Hayes
Princess Liane
Robert Bice
Drake / The Swami
Vivien Oakland
Annie Cobb
Dante
Dante the Magician
Fred Aldrich
Bunco Unit Detective at Desk (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Club Patron (uncredited)
Tol Avery
Police Captain Edwards (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
Robert (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Maitre D' (uncredited)
James Conaty
Bride's Father in Film (uncredited)
James Craven
Swenson (uncredited)
Victor Cutler
Mistaken Bridegroom in Film (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Golfer (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Thurman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
Beautician (uncredited)
Pauline Garon
Mary (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Deming (uncredited)
Robert F. Hill
Preacher (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Professor Markett (uncredited)
Richard Irving
Danny Bowman (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Bunco Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
James Worth (uncredited)
Grace Leonard
Gypsy Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Cabbie (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Bunco Victim (uncredited)
Marie Osborne
Clerk at Cleaning Shop (uncredited)
John Parrish
Detective Rand (uncredited)
Edwin Rochelle
Gangster (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Citizen (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell
Miss Dilby (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Cop at Car Crash Site (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Mike Finlayson (uncredited)
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1954-05-26 | en
6.0
Blind Date
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5.6
Chinatown at Midnight
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6.2
Missing Women
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5.6
Girl in 313
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3.5
Right Hand of the Devil
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6.4
The Steel Trap
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5.3
Grand Theft Auto
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5.5
Subway in the Sky
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6.4
Dead Again
In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.
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6.8
Family Plot
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
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6.7
The Sniper
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.
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4.9
The Gangster
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6.1
One Girl's Confession
Cleo Moore stars as Mary Adams, whose first step on the road to ruin is a $25,000 robbery. Mary hides the money, then confesses to the crime, secure in the belief that she can dig up the loot upon her release from prison.
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5.7
Women's Prison
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6.5
The Leopard Man
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5.9
Mysterious Intruder
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5.9
The Secret of the Whistler
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5.9
Cause for Alarm!
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5.3
Escape in the Fog
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