The Homicide Squad (1931)
- Original title
- Homicide Squad
- Directed by
- George Melford, Edward L. Cahn
- Genre
- detective film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A police detective leads a squad to track down a dangerous criminal gang. The investigation turns personal when a family member gets involved.
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What happens
The Homicide Squad is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by George Melford and Edward L. Cahn and written by John Thomas Neville, Charles Logue and Tom Reed. It is based on a 1928 Henry La Cossitt short story that originally ran in Adventure magazine. The film stars Leo Carrillo, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Russell Gleason, George Brent and Walter Percival. The film was released on September 29, 1931, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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