Take a story idea and keep racket line blank. Change it based on the newest scam, alter character names and add enough action and tough sounding dialog to make it seem fresh with new twists. If it's not accident insurance, it's tabloid journalism, allotment wives or maybe even tainted medication. Ever since "Little Caesar", crime has run rampant on the Warner Brothers lot, lasting well into the 1950's. The stars have changed to reflect the youthening list of new contract players, some of whom went onto bigger and better things, and a few who disappeared as fast as they were discovered.
The racket of the hour here is rubber, as in tires, and cheaply made tires forged with a name brand have caused car accidents leading to death. Considering the rubber shortage due to a war being on, the fed's are determined to put a stop to this racket before any more deaths (through murder as well as accidental) occur.
Newcomers Richard Travis and Eleanor Parker headline this one, and while Parker went onto a career highlighted by four Oscar nominations, Travis ended up a B lister. The film moves steadily, but it's just one cliché after another, although a few shocking moments do gather attention. It's typical Warner Brothers brash entertainment, rushing by in an hour, so you won't be bored. It's just too bad you may find yourself saying 10 minutes in, "Here we go again!"
The racket of the hour here is rubber, as in tires, and cheaply made tires forged with a name brand have caused car accidents leading to death. Considering the rubber shortage due to a war being on, the fed's are determined to put a stop to this racket before any more deaths (through murder as well as accidental) occur.
Newcomers Richard Travis and Eleanor Parker headline this one, and while Parker went onto a career highlighted by four Oscar nominations, Travis ended up a B lister. The film moves steadily, but it's just one cliché after another, although a few shocking moments do gather attention. It's typical Warner Brothers brash entertainment, rushing by in an hour, so you won't be bored. It's just too bad you may find yourself saying 10 minutes in, "Here we go again!"