- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Release: 1942-06-26
- Director: Harold Young
- Writers: Henry Blankfort
- Language: English
- Stars: Ricardo Cortez , Rochelle Hudson , William Henry , Barbara Read , John Abbott (I) (1905–1996) , Dick Rich , Dewey Robinson , Sam Edwards , Kam Tong , Milburn Stone
- Runtime: 67 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Rubber Racketeers (Canada) , Rubber Racketeers , Rubber Racketeers (United Kingdom) , Neumáticos de la muerte (Mexico) , Rubber Racketeers (United States of America)
- Plot: Gilin, is just released from prison and now that the government has clamped down on the sale of tires, decides to enter the tire-stealing-for-resell racket. Driving home, he has a car wreck with defense workers Bill Barry and Mary Dale. His girlfriend Nikki persuades the gangster to settle Bill's claim by giving him the old car belonging to his Chinese servant Tom, who is about to enter the army. Gilin sets up auto lots all over town where he sells cars and tires stolen by his gang. He also sells faulty synthetic tires and Mary's brother Freddy is killed when one of those blows out. Bill and a group of defense workers try to trace the tire by its treads and finally locate one of Gilin's car lots as the place where it was sold. Gilin orders Nikki to set a trap for Bill so he can be eliminated. But Nikki warns Bill through Mary. Bill, feeling that Nikki knows the source of the "hot rubber" goes to see her at Gilin's apartment, where Gilin knocks him out. Tom, in his newly-issued Army uniform, pleas with his old boss to give up this unpatriotic racket and is shot by Gilin.
- IMDB:tt0035273
Rubber Racketeers Cast · · · ALL
Harold Young
Director
Ricardo Cortez
Gilin
Rochelle Hudson
Nikki
William Henry
Bill Barry (as Bill Henry)
Barbara Read
Mary Dale
John Abbott
(I)
(1905–1996)
Dumbo
Dick Rich
Mule
Dewey Robinson
Larkin
Kam Tong
Tom
Milburn Stone
Angel
Pat Gleason
Curley
Alex Callam
Butch
Alan Hale Jr.
Red
Dick Hogan
Bert
Marjorie Manners
Lila