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Description: When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.

Cast:
Johnny Blake: Edward G. Robinson
Lee Morgan: Joan Blondell
Al Kruger: Barton MacLane
'Bugs' Fenner: Humphrey Bogart
Herman: Frank McHugh
Capt. Dan McLaren: Joe King
Ed Driscoll: Dick Purcell
Wires Kagel: George E. Stone
Grand Jury Spokesman: Joseph Crehan
Ward Bryant: Henry O'Neill
Mr. Hollister: Henry Kolker
Mr. Thorndyke: Gilbert Emery
Mr. Caldwell: Herbert Rawlinson
Nellie LaFleur: Louise Beavers
Louie Vinci: Norman Willis
Clerk: Harry Adams
Prizefighter: Freddy Welsh
Grand Jury Woman: Wilda Bennett
Waiter: Jack Wise
Hotel Guest: Edward Biby
Police Captain: Tom Brower
Proprietor in Newsreel: Raymond Brown
Ben - Henchman with Wires: Frank Bruno
Garber: Eddie Butler
Policeman: Dick Rush
Sports Commentator: Tom Coleman
Garage Man: Bing Connolly
Eddie - Headwaiter: Joe Connors
Boxing Match Spectator: Oliver Cross
Mary - Dancer for Lee: Virginia Dabney
Dancer: Mildred Dixon
Usher: Don Downen
Policeman Getting Papers from Fire: Ralph Dunn
Man Sitting with Lee: Jay Eaton
Grand Jury Member: Sam Rice
Hunter - Bank Worker: Bill Elliott
Gatley - Pinball Racketeer: Frank Faylen
Elevator Operator: Jerry Fletcher
Man: Harold Schlickenmayer
Cigar Clerk: Jack A. Goodrich
Eddie #1: Eddie Graham
Numbers Player: Harrison Greene
Lambert: Wallace Gregory
Rose - Lee's Maid: Edna Mae Harris
Gangster Muscling in on Lee: Huey White
Mounted Police Sgt. Donlan: Ben Hendricks Jr.
Pinball Distributor: Al Hill
Doorman: Stuart Holmes
Timothy - Nellie's Boyfriend: John Lester Johnson
Pedestrian: Kenner G. Kemp
Jury Foreman in Newsreel: Milton Kibbee
Hotel Clerk: Guy Kingsford
Juror: Charles Meakin
Woman in Curlers Who Won: Alma Lloyd
Waitress: Shirley Lloyd
Old Lady: Alice Lyndon
Kid Playing Pinball: Harry Watson
Kruger's Chauffeur: Frank Marlowe
Specialty: Rosalind Marquis
Black Chauffeur: Henry Martin
Referee: Larry McGrath
Club Patron: Paul Power
Police Official: Howard M. Mitchell
Kruger's Secretary: Carlyle Moore Jr.
Beauty Attendant: Frances Morris
Bank Secretary: Anne Nagel
The Spotter: Garry Owen
Crail - Ex Con: William Pawley
Second: Ernie Ripfer
Captain Kelly: Ralph Remley
William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator: Addison Richards
Vendor: Bert Ross
Police Officer: John Roy
Bookie Who Throws Bag: Cy Schindell
Detective: Charles Sherlock
Truck Driver with Steaks: Eddie Shubert
Judge in Newsreel: Edwin Stanley
Chorus Girl: Bee Stevens
Red: John Tyrrell
Theater Ticket Seller: Victoria Vinton
Actor Impersonating Kruger in Newsreel: Max Wagner
Mrs. Woodward - Grand Jury Member: Lottie Williams
Jailer: Tom Wilson

Written by: Seton I. Miller, Martin Mooney

Director: William Keighley

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 06 Jun 1936