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Series · 1952–1952Ended

Gang Busters

7.0·2 seasons·31 episodes·30 min avg.

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.

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Alvin Karpis
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Mar 20, 1952

Detectives 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.

02
The Phantom
The Phantom

Charles Mendoro, an erstwhile family man, and his partner use poison gas to rob currency exchanges in Chicago.

03
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three
5.0

FBI 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.

04
Dillinger
Dillinger

Federal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.

05
Bailat-Fiaschetti
Bailat-Fiaschetti

A 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.

06
Charles Mendoro
Charles Mendoro

Police in Buffalo, NY, mount a search for a ring of deadly jewel thieves believed to be hiding across the border in Canada.

07
Homer Van Meter
Homer Van Meter

A masked phantom and his gang commit a series of payroll robberies, and the police can't seem to find a trace of them.

08
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O'Dell-GriffinTBA
09
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The Barrow GangTBA
5.0
10
The Bayless Case
The Bayless Case

The story of bank robber/forger John Richard Bayless who was nabbed after being recognized on an airplane by an alert flight attendant.

11
The Blonde Tigress
The Blonde Tigress

A policewoman is sent undercover to infiltrate and break up a gang led by a nasty blonde damsel.

12
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The Case of Willie SuttonTBA
13
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The Dennis CaseTBA
14
The Durable Mike Malloy Case
The Durable Mike Malloy Case

A 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.

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The Quirley GangTBA
16
Herbert Noble Case
Herbert Noble Case

Herbert 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.

17
The Scissors Case
The Scissors Case

Connecticut State Police are desperate to apprehend the Scissors Gang who have committed over 50 robberies all across the Nutmeg State.

18
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The Suma CaseTBA
19
TBA
Ma BarkerTBA
5.0
20
TBA
Norma BreighleTBA
21
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Ricco-Trapani CaseTBA
22
TBA
Teenage TroubleTBA
23
TBA
Herbert Nole CaseTBA
24
TBA
Lawrence CaseTBA
25
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Schaffer-StaleyTBA
26
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The Old TrapperTBA
27
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Duchess SpinelliTBA

Cast

1 credited
Chester Morris
Host

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