Arson Gang Busters

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Arson Gang Busters
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Directed by Joseph Kane
Screenplay byAlex Gottlieb
Norman Burnstine
Joseph Hoffman
Produced by Herman Schlom
Starring Robert Livingston
Rosalind Keith
Jackie Moran
Warren Hymer
Jack La Rue
Clay Clement
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byEdward Mann
Music by Alberto Colombo
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 1938 (1938-03-28)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Arson Gang Busters is a 1938 American action film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Alex Gottlieb, Norman Burnstine and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Robert Livingston, Rosalind Keith, Jackie Moran, Warren Hymer, Jack La Rue and Clay Clement. The film was released on March 28, 1938, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Fireman Bill O'Connell is allocated in the Arson Squad with the objective of stopping a gang of for-profit arsonists who are causing property and lives to be lost.

Cast

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References

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