Busses Roar

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Busses Roar
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Directed by D. Ross Lederman [1]
Written byGeorge Bilson (screenplay)
Anthony Coldeway (story and screenplay)
Starring Richard Travis
Julie Bishop
Charles Drake
Eleanor Parker
Cinematography James Van Trees
Edited byJames Gibbon
Music by Howard Jackson
William Lava
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • August 18, 1942 (1942-08-18)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Busses Roar is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop.

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Plot

A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells. [2] The plot is foiled, but not by the authorities. [3]

Cast

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