Big Town Scandal (1948)
Overview
A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out to fix basketball.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.551 |
Directed By
William C. Thomas
Crew
Maxwell Shane
Daniel Mainwaring
Milton Raison
Howard A. Smith
William C. Thomas
Darrell Calker
Ellis W. Carter
William H. Pine
Frank McWhorter
Howard Pine
Karl Reed
Alfred Kegerris
Glenn P. Thompson
Web Overlander
David Chudnow
Frank Paul Sylos
L.B. Merman
William C. Thomas
Lillian Burkhart
Frank G. Carson
Ed Henderson
TOP CAST
Phillip Reed
Steve Wilson
Hillary Brooke
Lorelei Kilbourne
Stanley Clements
Tommy Malone
Darryl Hickman
Harold 'Skinny' Peters
Carl Switzer
Frankie Snead
Roland Dupree
John 'Pinky' Jones
Tommy Bond
Waldo 'Dum Dum' Riggs
Vince Barnett
Louie Snead
Charles Arnt
Amos Peabody
Joseph Allen
Wally Blake
Donna Martell
Marion Harrison
John Phillips
Joe Moreley
Reginald Billado
Cato
Fred Aldrich
Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Basketball Game Announcer (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Irate Store Owner (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Man Passing Steve in Hallway (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Squad Car Policeman (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mary - Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Don C. Harvey
Police Lt. Peterson (uncredited)
Thomas E. Jackson
Police Chief (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Jimmy O'Brien (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Basketball Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Judge Hogan (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Smiling Charlie Kaye (uncredited)
Harry Shannon
Police Captain Henry (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Editor of the Chronicle (uncredited)
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