Joseph Crehan as Grand Jury Spokesman Henry O'Neill as Ward Bryant Henry Kolker as Mr. Hollister Gilbert Emery as Mr. Thorndyke Herbert Rawlinson as Mr. Caldwell Louise Beavers as Nellie LaFleur Norman Willis as Louie Vinci Uncredited William Pawley as Crail Ralph Remley as Kelly Frank Faylen as Gatley - pinball racketeer Garry Owen as The Spotter Production Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart went on to make four more films together: Kid Galahad (1937) with Bette Davis, The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), Brother Orchid (1940) and Key Largo (1948) with Lauren Bacall, Claire Trevor and Lionel Barrymore. Reception Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene described the film as "a good gangster film of the second class", and praising actor Robinson as having given "a reliable performance". Adaptations to other media Bullets or Ballots was adapted as a one-hour radio play on the April 17, 1939, broadcast of Lux Radio Theater with Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, and Humphrey Bogart. References External links 1936 films 1936 crime drama films American crime drama films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films American gangster films Films about organized crime in the United States Films set in New York City First National Pictures films Warner Bros. films Films directed by William Keighley 1930s American films Films scored by Bernhard Kaun