Critical Reception
The film was very successful in its original release, and was re-released in 1949. Authors Jim Harmon and Donald F. Glut describe Gang Busters as a "well made and interesting serial."
Cline writes that the serial is one of Universal's best and that Professor Mortis is one of the best characters ever created for a serial.
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