Bunco Squad

Sep 1, 1950

1h 7m

★ 5.9

Overview

Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells, lining up rich widow Jessica Royce as his latest mark, sets up a false paranormal society with other charlatans to convince the credulous Jessica that her late son is speaking to her through their sham seances. When the plan leads to murder, Johnson and McManus must bring the group down before they kill again.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Bunco Squad Trailers

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Cast

Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson

Robert Sterling

Grace Bradshaw / Bride in Film

Joan Dixon

Tony Weldon / Anthony Wells

Ricardo Cortez

Det. Sgt. Mack McManus

Douglas Fowley

Jessica Royce

Elisabeth Risdon

Barbara Madison

Marguerite Churchill

Fred Reed

John Kellogg

Princess Liane

Bernadene Hayes

Drake / The Swami

Robert Bice

Annie Cobb

Vivien Oakland

Dante the Magician

Dante

Bunco Unit Detective at Desk (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

What good is having a title of nobility if you're practically broke? Count Carl-Enno zu Wutzbach therefore comes up with the idea of marrying off his daughter Sylvia. He has chosen brewery owner Oscar Betzel as her husband. But then a fortune teller makes him an eerie prediction: he will commit murder!

6.6

Dead Man's Eyes

Nov 10, 1944

Artist David Stuart is blinded by a jealous model whose portrait he is painting. His fiance's father generously offers his eyes for a sight restoring operation. There's only one hitch: Stuart has to wait until after the man dies. Not surprisingly, when the benefactor dies a very premature death, suspicion falls on the artist.

6.5

Pillow of Death

Dec 14, 1945

Attorney Wayne Fletcher and his secretary have an affair. When Wayne's wife is found smothered to death, he becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigate the murder, a psychic with questionable motives tries to contact the deceased woman. Soon, Wayne begins seeing visions of his dead wife, and other people involved with the case begin to be killed, one by one.

6.3

The Frozen Ghost

Jun 1, 1945

When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.

5.4

Bluebeard

Oct 26, 1944

Young female models are being strangled. Will law enforcement be able to stop the crime wave before more women become victims?

5.5

The Boss

Oct 10, 1956

A crusading politician falls prey to the temptations of power.

4.6

Stolen Identity

Apr 3, 1953

A jealous musician kills his wife and frames a cab driver.

6.8

Criminal Lawyer

Aug 23, 1951

A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.

5.8

Million Dollar Pursuit

May 30, 1951

A petty thief schemes a big score when he plans an armored car robbery.

5.9

High Tide

Sep 13, 1947

A car accident traps two men inside a car near the water. With the tide coming in, they discuss the circumstances that led up to the accident.

4.7

Backlash

Mar 1, 1947

In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no end of difficulties with his wife Catherine. The trail of clues leads to a surprising revelation.

4.7

Blind Spot

Feb 6, 1947

A struggling writer becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when his publisher is found dead in a manner mirroring one of the writer's proposed mystery storylines.

5.2

Bait

Feb 24, 1954

A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.

5.1

Behind the High Wall

Jul 1, 1956

A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.

5.0

Hot News

Oct 11, 1953

An ex-prize fighter -- now reporter -- tries to expose a gambling ring after an uneven bout in the ring kills a pugilist.

4.8

The System

Apr 18, 1953

A gambling boss is pressured by the law and press when a crusade is started against him after one of his collectors becomes a killer.