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Rubber Racketeers
First aired on Jun 26, 1942
40%

Genres: Drama, Crime

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Ricardo Cortez | Gilin
Rochelle Hudson | Nikki
William Henry | Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
Barbara Read | Mary Dale
John Abbott | Dumbo
Dick Rich | Mule
Featured Crew
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Harold Young | Director
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Henry Blankfort | Screenplay
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Herman King | Assistant Director
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Vin Taylor | Set Dresser
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Jack Dennis | Editor
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Maurice King | Producer