Truck Busters

1943 film by B. Reeves Eason

February 6, 1943 (1943-02-06)

Running time

58 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$102,000^[1]Box office$236,000^[1]

Truck Busters is a 1943 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, written by Robert E. Kent and Raymond L. Schrock, and starring Richard Travis, Virginia Christine, Charles Lang, Ruth Ford, Richard Fraser, Tod Andrews and Frank Wilcox. It was released by Warner Bros. on February 6, 1943.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Cast

Richard Travis as Casey Dorgan
Virginia Christine as Eadie Watkins
Charles Lang as Jimmy Dorgan
Ruth Ford as Pearl
Richard Fraser as Limey
Tod Andrews as Dave Todd
Frank Wilcox as Police Capt. Gear
Don Costello as Anthony 'Tony' Bonetti
Rex Williams as Al Wilson
Bill Crago as Joe Moore
Monte Blue as Scrappy O'Brien
Bill Kennedy as Tim Shaughnessy
William B. Davidson as Stephen S. Gray
George Humbert as Andy Panopolos
Peggy Diggins as Babe
John Harmon as Maxie
John Maxwell as District Attorney Danton
Glen Cavender as Mack
Frank Ferguson as George Havelock
Robert Middlemass as Landis
Edward Keane as Elliott
Jean Ames as Waitress

Box office

According to Warner Bros records the film earned $223,000 domestically and $13,000 foreign.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 23 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ "Truck Busters (1943) - Overview". TCM.com. 1943-01-28. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
^ Crowther, Bosley (1943-01-29). "Movie Review - Truck Busters - THE SCREEN; Strong-Arm Stuff". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-22.