 It was edited together from a composite of three episodes from the 1952 TV series "Gangbusters".The film was released to theatres in 1957 as a feature produced by William Faris, directed by Bill Karn & Richard Kahn.A similar film, "Gang Busters" (1954), was also originally based on the dramatic radio program first titled "G-Men", which premiered on July 20, 1935.