Gambling on the High Seas

Jun 22, 1940

0h 55m

★ 5.0

See the G-Men stamp out the mobsters of the high seas!

Overview

A reporter enlists the help of a gangster's secretary to obtain evidence to bring her boss to justice.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Jim Carter

Wayne Morris

Laurie Ogden

Jane Wyman

Greg Morella

Gilbert Roland

U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

John Litel

Max Gates

Roger Pryor

Agent Stone

Frank Wilcox

Larry Brill

Robert Strange

Steve Sterling

John Gallaudet

The State's District Attorney

Frank Ferguson

Ed, Chief of Police

Harry Shannon

Excited Reporter

George Reeves

Hawkins, alias A. P. Smith

George Meader

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