Gangbusters
Gang Busters was a long-running American dramatic radio program based on authentic police case histories. It premiered in 1936 and continued for more than 21 years, emphasizing law-enforcement cases and criminal investigations.
Gang Busters is an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premiered on January 15, 1936 and was broadcast for more 21 years through November 27, 1957.
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Gangbusters. Radio program.
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Art Hannes
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Charles Stark
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Don Gardiner
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Edmund 'Tiny' Ruffner
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Martin Gilbert
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Ray Morgan
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Roger Forster
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Alfred Swenson
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Amy Sedell
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Anne-Marie Gayer
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Barbara Lee
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DDick Ryan
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Dorothy Lowell
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Edith Oliver
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Elizabeth 'Betty' Wragge
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EErik Rolf
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EEstelle Levy
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Ethel Owen
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FFrances Woodbury
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Garnett Marks
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Gene Morgan
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George O. Petrie
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Gilbert 'Gil' Mack
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Grant Richards
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Jerry Lesser
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Jimmy McCallion
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