He fires NYPD Detective Blake, … Directed by William Keighley. When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. Bullets or Ballots (1936) is one of Warner Brothers' exciting, ripped-from-the-headlines gangster movies about a talented policeman (Edward G. Robinson) who is fired when a new police chief comes into power. Bullets or Ballots. This is the first of several films featuring both Robinson and Bogart. Bullets or Ballots Synopsis: After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner former detective Johnny Blake knocks him down convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. Overview System Requirements Related. Available on. Bullets or Ballots Edward G. Robinson Joan Blondell Humphrey Bogart (1936) A disgraced New York detective (Edward G. Robinson) joins a racketeer's payroll and sets the syndicate up for a fall. Humphrey Bogart plays the short-fused Fenner. Johnny works his way into the number two spot making enemies with 'Bugs' Fenner played by Humphrey Bogart. Be the first one to write a review. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file . Bullets or Ballots was the perfect vehicle to accomplish this: with the Johnny Blake character, Robinson could play a detective, a “good guy,” and not a gangster for once. 84 Views . Bullets or Ballots is a 1936 gangster film starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, and Humphrey Bogart.Robinson plays a police detective who infiltrates a crime gang. Mr. Moderator, Brother Lomax, brothers and sisters, friends and enemies: I just can't believe everyone in here is a friend, and I don't want to leave anybody out. Bullets or Ballots (1936) is a somewhat historic piece of 1930s cinema, as it boasts the first-ever teaming of Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart. 1936-bullets-or-ballots-balas-o-votos-william-keighley-ve Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. With Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart. Reviews There are no reviews yet. comment. The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X April 3, 1964 Cleveland, Ohio. Description. Rent $2.99. And Joan Blondell and Louise Beavers, in an unusual story element for the times, are thriving numbers operators whose grift is usurped by the mob. Only Johnny Blake and the Police Commissioner knows that he is undercover as he infiltrates Al Kruger's mob. Bullets or Ballots was filmed in 1936 with Edward G. Robinson playing a undercover cop named Johnny Blake. It's an entertaining gangster yarn, and one of the better films directed by Warner Bros. contract hand, William Keighley. "The Ballot or the Bullet" became one of Malcolm X's most recognizable phrases, and the speech was one of his greatest orations. 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