Bunco Squad

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Ricardo Cortez, Joan Dixon, and Robert Sterling in Bunco Squad (1950)

A detective goes after a ring of phony "mediums" who are trying to swindle a rich widow out of her fortune.A detective goes after a ring of phony "mediums" who are trying to swindle a rich widow out of her fortune.A detective goes after a ring of phony "mediums" who are trying to swindle a rich widow out of her fortune.

Director
- Herbert I. Leeds
Writers
- Reginald Taviner
- George Callahan
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6.1/10

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Director
- Herbert I. Leeds
Writers
- Reginald Taviner
- George Callahan
Stars

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Trivia
Dante lent the studio $50,000 worth of his magic equipment.

Goofs
Tony Weldon (Ricardo Cortez) attempts to escape in a 1949 Packard, but when it crashes, stock footage of a much older (early 1930s) model is used.

Crazy credits
Opening credits are shown over a background image of a zodiac chart.

Soundtracks
My Shining Hour
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Written for the film, The Sky's the Limit (1943). It was Marguerite Churchill last movie.
Heard at 12:53 of the movie as Det. Sgt. Steve Johnson (Robert Sterling) and Barbara Madison (Marguerite Churchill) enter a nightclub.

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5/10

An entertaining B picture

BUNCO SQUAD concerns the efforts of a young policeman to protect a rich widow from a gang of fake spiritualists. This well made B programmer boasts good production values and a brisk pace. Chief among the competent cast is Ricardo Cortez doing his usual best as slick villain, and a small supporting role by Dante the Magician. Attractive locations and such details as 1940's streamlined cars make this film a nice small surprise.