Rubber Racketeers (1942)
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.
Director:
Harold Young
Writer:
Henry Blankfort
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Ricardo Cortez as Gilin |
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Rochelle Hudson as Nikki |
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William Henry as Bill Barry (as Bill Henry) |
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Barbara Read as Mary Dale |
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John Abbott as Dumbo |
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Dick Rich as Mule |
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Dewey Robinson as Larkin |
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Sam Edwards as Freddy Dale |
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Kam Tong as Tom |
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Milburn Stone as Angel |
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Pat Gleason as Curley |
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Alex Callam as Butch |
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Alan Hale Jr. as Red |
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Dick Hogan as Bert |
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Marjorie Manners as Lila |
| Directing | Harold Young | Director |
| Writing | Henry Blankfort | Screenplay |
| Production | Mack V. Wright | Production Manager |
| Editing | Jack Dennis | Editor |
| Art | Frank Dexter | Art Direction |
| Sound | David Chudnow | Music Director |
| Directing | Arthur Gardner | Assistant Director |
| Camera | L. William O'Connell | Director of Photography |
| Production | Frank King | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Herman King | Assistant Director |
| Art | Vin Taylor | Set Dresser |
| Production | Maurice King | Producer |
