The Homicide Squad

The Homicide Squad
The Homicide Squad
	Film poster
Directed by	George Melford; Edward L. Cahn
Written by	John Thomas Neville; Charles Logue; Tom Reed
Based on	The Mob; by Henry La Cossitt
Produced by	Carl Laemmle Jr.
Starring	Leo Carrillo; Noah Beery; Mary Brian; Russell Gleason; George Brent; Walter Percival;
Cinematography	George Robinson
Edited by	Harry W. Lieb
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 29, 1931;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film was released on September 29, 1931, by Universal Pictures.

Plot

Cast

Leo Carrillo as Big Louie Grenado
Noah Beery as Captain Michael Buckley
Mary Brian as Millie O'Dowd
Russell Gleason as Joe Riley
George Brent as Jimmy Buckley
Walter Percival as Proctor
J. Carrol Naish as Hugo
Frank Gallacher as Det Sgt Jerry Harris
Pat O'Malley as Man

References

^ "The Homicide Squad". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ "The Homicide Squad (1931) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^ Sandra Brennan (2016). "The-Homicide-Squad - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

External links

The Homicide Squad at IMDb
The Homicide Squad at AllMovie

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[1] "The Homicide Squad". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[2] "The Homicide Squad (1931) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

[3] Sandra Brennan (2016). "The-Homicide-Squad - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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