Gang Busters

Season 1

The format of the series were action-packed stories on the apprehension of major criminals, taken from actual police and FBI files. The stories were presented in semi-documentary style. There was no continuing cast, but creator and writer Phillips H. Lord narrated each show.

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27 Episodes

  • Alvin Karpis
    E1
    Alvin 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.
  • The Phantom
    E2
    The PhantomCharles Mendoro, an erstwhile family man, and his partner use poison gas to rob currency exchanges in Chicago.
  • The Unholy Three
    E3
    The 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.
  • Dillinger
    E4
    DillingerFederal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.
  • Bailat-Fiaschetti
    E5
    Bailat-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.
  • Charles Mendoro
    E6
    Charles MendoroPolice in Buffalo, NY, mount a search for a ring of deadly jewel thieves believed to be hiding across the border in Canada.
  • Homer Van Meter
    E7
    Homer 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.
  • O'Dell-Griffin
    E8
    O'Dell-Griffin
  • The Barrow Gang
    E9
    The Barrow Gang
  • The Bayless Case
    E10
    The Bayless CaseThe story of bank robber/forger John Richard Bayless who was nabbed after being recognized on an airplane by an alert flight attendant.
  • The Blonde Tigress
    E11
    The Blonde TigressA policewoman is sent undercover to infiltrate and break up a gang led by a nasty blonde damsel.
  • The Case of Willie Sutton
    E12
    The Case of Willie Sutton
  • The Dennis Case
    E13
    The Dennis CaseA 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.
  • The Durable Mike Malloy Case
    E14
    The 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.
  • The Quirley Gang
    E15
    The Quirley GangFederal agents set off on the trail of a family of bank robbers who have stolen more than $50,000 from an Oregon bank.
  • Herbert Noble Case
    E16
    Herbert 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.
  • The Scissors Case
    E17
    The Scissors CaseConnecticut State Police are desperate to apprehend the Scissors Gang who have committed over 50 robberies all across the Nutmeg State.
  • The Suma Case
    E18
    The Suma CaseA criminal gang preying on bars and liquor stores in Manhattan and the Bronx has stayed one step ahead of the New York City Police Department. The first break the police get is when a patrolman stumbles across a pair of eyeglasses in the alley behind one of the robbery scenes. Using the frames, detectives create a composite sketch of one of the gang members and trace the owner due to the unusual lens prescription.
  • Ma Barker
    E19
    Ma Barker
  • Norma Breighle
    E20
    Norma Breighle
  • Ricco-Trapani Case
    E21
    Ricco-Trapani Case
  • Teenage Trouble
    E22
    Teenage Trouble
  • Herbert Nole Case
    E23
    Herbert Nole Case
  • Lawrence Case
    E24
    Lawrence Case
  • Schaffer-Staley
    E25
    Schaffer-Staley
  • The Old Trapper
    E26
    The Old TrapperGeorge Dunkin lives out in the woods alone and knows every inch of the countryside. He is occasionally visited by his nephew. One day he goes crazy and starts shooting at everybody. The police are called in and fail to catch him. Dunkin kills one of the officers. That officer said he knew Dunkin and was a friend. Now fearing he will kill others when the hunting season opens, the police call in professional tracker Slim Maw. Maw goes into the territory alone with a small dog. Maw and Dunkin enter into a game of cat and mouse with Dunkin trying to escape Maw or kill him and Maw trying to track him down and catch him before it is too late and some hunter is killed.
  • Duchess Spinelli
    E27
    Duchess Spinelli

Cast of Season 1

  • Chester MorrisHost

 

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