Synopsis
Gang Busters is a 30 minute television series, hosted by Chester Morris, that aired on NBC from March 20 to Oct. 23, 1952. The series dramatized FBI cases.
Episodes
1E1Alvin KarpisDetectives set out to track down a gang of international jewel thieves who have just stolen more than a million dollars worth of valuables from an estate in New York.30m2E2The PhantomCharles Mendoro, an erstwhile family man, and his partner use poison gas to rob currency exchanges in Chicago.30m3E3The Unholy ThreeFBI special agents are called in to capture the notorious bank robber and kidnapper Alvin Karpis, the machine gun blasting thug who provides the muscle for the infamous Karpis-Barker gang. Federal heat forces Karpis from hideout to hideout but Karpis always stays one step of the FBI. The G-men play their trump card and, knowing that the gangster loves fishing, manage to track their quarry to popular pier.30m4E4DillingerFederal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.30m5E5Bailat-FiaschettiA Canadian-born cat burglar tries to maintain his blissful domestic life while stealing guests jewelry at parties on both coasts and selling them to unwitting gem merchants in other major cities. Police begin to close in when one of the merchants recognizes the man from a wanted poster he accidentally saw while applying for a gun license.30m6E6Charles MendoroPolice in Buffalo, NY, mount a search for a ring of deadly jewel thieves believed to be hiding across the border in Canada.30m7E7Homer Van MeterA masked phantom and his gang commit a series of payroll robberies, and the police can't seem to find a trace of them.30m8E8O'Dell-Griffin30m9E9The Barrow Gang30m10E10The Bayless CaseThe story of bank robber/forger John Richard Bayless who was nabbed after being recognized on an airplane by an alert flight attendant.30m11E11The Blonde TigressA policewoman is sent undercover to infiltrate and break up a gang led by a nasty blonde damsel.30m12E12The Case of Willie Sutton30m13E13The Dennis Case30m14E14The Durable Mike Malloy CaseA Depression Era gang devises a plot to take out life insurance policies on derelicts then kill them and collect the proceeds. Unfortunately, one of their intended victims proves hard to kill.30m15E15The Quirley Gang30m16E16Herbert Noble CaseHerbert Noble starts an illegal casino despite his wife's objections that it will attract criminal elements. He survives many attempts on his life made as a result of his failure to pay protection money to the syndicate for his gambling enterprises.25m17E17The Scissors CaseConnecticut State Police are desperate to apprehend the Scissors Gang who have committed over 50 robberies all across the Nutmeg State.30m18E18The Suma Case30m19E19Ma Barker30m20E20Norma Breighle30m21E21Ricco-Trapani Case30m22E22Teenage Trouble30m23E23Herbert Nole Case30m24E24Lawrence Case30m25E25Schaffer-Staley30m26E26The Old Trapper30m27E27Duchess Spinelli30m
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