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Myron Healey slaps Joyce Jameson around in the 1954 feature Gang Busters, based on the radio program

I'm still surprised by how violent some of the old radio shows were, like the Lights Out! clips I posted awhile ago. Lately, I've been enjoying a crime show from the '40s and '50s called Gangbusters, and when the show was "on," it was a riot. And also tough as hell, even more surprising when you consider that it was primarily a kids' show. Here are a couple excerpts (1, 2) from an episode called "The Case of Blackie Thompson." Blackie is a typical Gangbusters serial killer, gunning down a carload of cops with gusto and teaching his girlfriend about the wonders of pigskin gloves.