Bunco Squad (1950)
1h 7m
Running Time
September 1, 1950Release Date
Bunco Squad (1950)
1h 7m
Running Time
September 1, 1950Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Robert Sterling
Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson
Joan Dixon
Grace Bradshaw
Ricardo Cortez
Tony Weldon - aka Anthony Wells
Elisabeth Risdon
Jessica Royce
Douglas Fowley
Det. Sgt. Mack McManus
Herbert I. Leeds
Director
Marguerite Churchill
Barbara Madison
Reginald Taviner
Writer
John Kellogg
Fred Reed
George Callahan
Writer
Bernadene Hayes
Princess Liane
Robert Bice
Drake / The Swami
Lewis J. Rachmil
Producer
Vivien Oakland
Annie Cobb
Paul Sawtell
Composer
Dante
Dante the Magician
Henry Freulich
Cinematographer
Fred Aldrich
Bunco Unit Detective at Desk (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Club Patron (uncredited)
Tol Avery
Police Captain Edwards (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
Robert (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Maitre D' (uncredited)
James Conaty
Bride's Father in Film (uncredited)
James Craven
Swenson (uncredited)
Victor Cutler
Mistaken Bridegroom in Film (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Golfer (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Thurman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
Beautician (uncredited)
Pauline Garon
Mary (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Deming (uncredited)
Robert F. Hill
Preacher (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Professor Markett (uncredited)
Richard Irving
Danny Bowman (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Bunco Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
James Worth (uncredited)
Grace Leonard
Gypsy Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Cabbie (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Bunco Victim (uncredited)
Marie Osborne
Clerk at Cleaning Shop (uncredited)
John Parrish
Detective Rand (uncredited)
Edwin Rochelle
Gangster (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Citizen (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell
Miss Dilby (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Cop at Car Crash Site (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
Mike Finlayson (uncredited)
Walter Daniels
Production Manager
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Clem Portman
Sound
Francis M. Sarver
Sound
Walter E. Keller
Art Direction
Desmond Marquette
Editor
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Jack Herzberg
Script Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Bunco Squad is a 1950 American crime film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by George Callahan. The film stars Robert Sterling, Joan Dixon, Ricardo Cortez, and Dante, and features Douglas Fowley and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was released on September 1, 1950 by RKO Pictures.