Men like Al Kruger, protected against the law, returned from mock trials to collect their share of the 200 million dollar plunder taken each year from this city alone

12 seconds sound clip from the Bullets or Ballots (1939) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:04:24 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Behind the glass enclosure, the radio engineer sends the speaker's voice out across the city into the homes of listening millions.

- The man nears the end of his speech.

- So, ladies and gentlemen of the radio audience, there are a thousand rackets.

- Rackets which are forcing prices beyond the reach of the poor, looting business, food, laundry, poultry, dry cleaning.

- And still, the American people let the racketeer go free.

- Men like Al Kruger, protected against the law, returned from mock trials to collect their share of the 200 million dollar plunder taken each year from this city alone

- And again, I say these rackets must be stopped!

- Ladies and gentlemen, I've been ordered by the crime combine to discontinue these broadcasts. The gentleman who phoned added: Or else.

- For his information, I shall continue the broadcast regularly.

- And my papers will continue their present policy of open attack on racketeers and directors of organized crime who are the really dangerous enemies of society.

[...]

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Bullets or Ballots (1939) Sound Clip

Bullets or Ballots (1939)Quotes with sound clips from Bullets or Ballots - Lux Radio Theatre play originally aired on April 17, 1939.

Actors: Edward G. Robinson (Detective Johnny Blake), Mary Astor (Lee Morgan), Humphrey Bogart (Bugs Brenner), Otto Kruger (Al Kruger)

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