Wiretapper
The true-life drama of the man who kept the Gangsters, the Gamblers and the Bookies always one step ahead of the law - until the moment when he tapped in on a direct line to God!
1955 | 80m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Dick Ross |
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| Writer: | Billy Graham, John O'Dea, Jim Vaus Jr. |
| Staring: |
| A cash-strapped electrical engineer with a criminal past vows to go straight when he marries his longtime girlfriend, but he has second thoughts when the mob offers big money for his wiretapping services. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 10, 1955 |
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| Director: | Dick Ross |
| Writer: | Billy Graham, John O'Dea, Jim Vaus Jr. |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | wiretapping |
| Production Companies | World Wide Pictures (WWP) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Bill Williams | James Arthur Vaus, Jr. |
| Georgia Lee | Alice Rosealba Vaus |
| Douglas Kennedy | Charles Rumsden |
| Richard Benedict | Romato |
| Stanley Clements | Tony |
| Paul Picerni | Herbie |
| Ric Roman | Nick Castro |
| Steve Conte | Henchman |
| Phil Tead | Mr. Wiggins |
| Howard Wendell | Prison Chaplain |
| Melinda Casey | Helen Park - Kid Sister (as Melinda Plowman) |
| Dorothy Kennedy | Alice's Mother |
| Art Gilmore | Narrator (voice) |
| Barbara Hudson | Nurse |
| Evangeline Carmichael | Singer of Sacred Song |
| Martin Benedict | Boy (uncredited) |
| Nick Benedict | (uncredited) |
| Billy Graham | Himself (archive footage) |
| Donald Kerr | Bookie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Billy Graham | Writer |
| John O'Dea | Screenplay |
| Dick Ross | Director |
| Ralph Carmichael | Original Music Composer |
| Ralph Woolsey | Director of Photography |
| Jim Vaus Jr. | Novel |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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