Gang Busters
The format of the series were action-packed stories on the apprehension of major criminals, taken from actual police and FBI files. The stories were presented in semi-documentary style. There was no continuing cast, but creator and writer Phillips H. Lord narrated each show.
- 1952-1953
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Suspense, Drama
The format of the series were action-packed stories on the apprehension of major criminals, taken from actual police and FBI files. The stories were presented in semi-documentary style. There was no continuing cast, but creator and writer Phillips H. Lord narrated each show.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1952 - 1953
Episode 1
The Case of Willie Sutton, pt. 1
Thu, Sep 18, 1952 30 mins
Episode 2
The Unholy Three
Thu, Oct 2, 1952 26 mins
Three vicious hoods on a crime rampage take over a church mission as their headquarters, figuring the cops would never look for them there.
Episode 3
Homer Van Meter
Thu, Oct 16, 1952 26 mins
Police pursue John Dillinger and his henchman, Homer Van Meter across the Midwest. On the run, Van Meter digs up loot hidden in glass jars, but is double-crossed by one of his underlings.
Episode 4
Dillinger
Thu, Oct 23, 1952 26 mins
John Dillinger, a notorious 1930s bank robber, escapes from the state penitentiary using a wooden gun, but makes a critical error when he crosses the state line in a stolen car. That act violated a U.S. law, causing the FBI to take up the hunt. Although Dillinger manages to escape from several traps set by the G-men, he's finally cornered by agents leaving a Chicago movie theater with "The Lady in Red".
Episode 5
The Scissors Gang Case
Sun, Sep 6, 2026 26 mins
State police attempt to apprehend the brutal Scissors Gang, who have committed over 50 armed robberies across Connecticut.
Episode 7
The Pinson Gang, pt. 1
Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Hardened criminal John Pinson escapes from the Oregon State Prison and goes on the run. While avoiding capture he murders a police officer.
Episode 8
The Pinson Gang, pt. 2
Sun, Sep 6, 2026
After being recaptured Pinson spends months planning his next escape. After being slipped a saw he kills a guard and steals his uniform. Releasing an accomplice scale a wall and go on the run.
Episode 9
The Pinson Gang, pt. 3
Sun, Sep 6, 2026
Slug Bennett was wounded while escaping and Pinson is shot while the two are attempting to rob a hardware store of guns and ammo. Pinson appeared near death and asks Slug to bury him, which he does, in a shallow grave.