Big Town Scandal(1948)
It's Bullets vs. Basketball... as Steve Wilson Fights a Juvenile Crime Wave!
A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out to fix basketball.
Movie: Big Town Scandal
Top 10 Billed Cast
Steve Wilson
Lorelei Kilbourne
Tommy Malone
Harold 'Skinny' Peters
Frankie Snead
John 'Pinky' Jones
Waldo 'Dum Dum' Riggs
Louie Snead
Amos Peabody
Wally Blake
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