Crime drama

Bullet Scars (1942): Cast, Plot & Where to Watch

Name: Bullet Scars
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1942-03-07
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Regis Toomey, Howard Da Silva, Tod Andrews, Adele Longmire, Davison Clark

Bullet Scars is a 1942 crime drama directed by D. Ross Lederman, starring Regis Toomey as Dr. Steven Bishop, Howard Da Silva and Tod Andrews. It runs 59 minutes. Stream it on YouTube TV.

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Released: March 7, 1942
Runtime: 59 min
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Genres: Crime , Drama
Original language: English
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Bullet Scars About?

The premise of Bullet Scars without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Dr. Steven Bishop is forced into Frank Dillon’s gang hideout to tend the injured Joe Madison. Joe’s sister, nurse Nora Madison, is also held captive. Dillon warns Bishop that if Joe dies, he will be killed, but Bishop knows the outcome is inevitable. After Joe’s death, Bishop and Nora conceal it and embed an SOS in a Latin prescription.

Bullet Scars Themes & Keywords

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newspaper reporter
damsel in distress
deception
coded latin prescription
abduction
gunfire
held at gunpoint
gang member
gang leader
cigarette smoking
bank robbery
state trooper

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reprisal
retribution
car chase
henchman
gangster
wounded henchman
repercussion
hostage
newspaper story
newspaper headline
druggist
drugstore
roadblock trooper
highway patrolman
confrontation
desperation
hideout shootout
trapped
police chief
despair
machine gun fire
song
betrayal
hunting lodge
infection
medical laboratory
distraction
bank teller killed
shot through a door
shootout
pipe smoking
burglar alarm
sleeping in a chair
hypochondriac
winking
man faints
mid city hospital
burning truck

Where to watch

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Cast & crew

Bullet Scars Cast & Characters

Regis Toomey leads the cast as Dr. Steven Bishop, with Howard Da Silva as Frank Dillon and Tod Andrews as Joe Madison. Directed by D. Ross Lederman; 20 actors are credited in all.

Director D. Ross Lederman

Regis Toomey as Dr. Steven Bishop
Howard Da Silva as Frank Dillon
Tod Andrews as Joe Madison
Adele Longmire as Nora Madison

Also Starring in Bullet Scars

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Davison Clark Sheriff Downs
Walter Brooke Trooper Walter Leary
Leo White Her Husband
Fred Kelsey Police Chief Hansen
Frank Wilcox Mike
Creighton Hale Judd, the druggist
John Ridgely Hank O'Connor
Sol Gorss Dude, lodge gate guard
Hank Mann Gilly, lodge gate guard
Ben Welden Pills Davis
Vera Lewis Indignant Woman in Car
William Hopper Murdered Bank Teller
Charles Drake Reporter at Police HQ
Hobart Bosworth Dr. Sidney Carter
Roland Drew Jake, truck driver henchman
Don Turner Mitch, truck worker henchman

Plot

Bullet Scars Plot Summary

What happens in Bullet Scars from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Gangster Howard Da Silva as Frank Dillon is on the run with his crew after a bold bank robbery, during which Tod Andrews as Joe Madison takes a heavy blow: a bullet wound and a fractured skull. The fugitives pull off a harrowing escape and, pressed for time, pull into a remote location where a doctor’s office becomes a short-lived sanctuary. When the doctor tries to alert the authorities about the gunshot, Dillon acts with cold efficiency and kills him, forcing the group to improvise their next move under the radar.

Full summary

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