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The Basketball Fix (1951)

SENSATIONAL EXPOSE THAT SHOCKED THE NATION!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 5M

Director : Felix E. Feist
Writer : Peter R. Brooke, Charles K. Peck Jr.

Synopsis

A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.' A sportswriter tries to get him back on the right track.

Actors

John Ireland
John Ireland
Pete Ferreday
Marshall Thompson
Marshall Thompson
Johnny Long
Vanessa Brown
Vanessa Brown
Pat Judd
William Bishop
William Bishop
Mike Taft
Hazel Brooks
Hazel Brooks
Lily Courtney
Johnny Sands
Johnny Sands
Jed Black (as John Sands)
Robert Hyatt
Robert Hyatt
Mickey Long (as Bobby Hyatt)
Walter Sande
Walter Sande
Nat Becker
Ted Pierson
Ted Pierson
Police Lt. Garrett
John Phillips
John Phillips
Rival Reporter (as Johnny Phillips)
Lester Sharpe
Lester Sharpe
Jewelry Salesman (as Lester Sharp)
Art Millan
Art Millan
Henchman
Lionel Kay
Lionel Kay
Henchman
Jack Reynolds
Jack Reynolds
Reporter
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Headwaiter
David March
David March
Hoodlum (as Dave March)

Crews

Felix E. Feist
Felix E. Feist
Director
Charles K. Peck Jr.
Charles K. Peck Jr.
Story
Peter R. Brooke
Peter R. Brooke
Screenplay
Charles K. Peck Jr.
Charles K. Peck Jr.
Screenplay

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