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The Homicide Squad

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The Homicide Squad
Film poster
Directed byGeorge Melford
Edward L. Cahn
Written byJohn Thomas Neville
Charles Logue
Tom Reed
Based onThe Mob
by Henry La Cossitt
Produced byCarl Laemmle Jr.
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Robinson
Edited byHarry W. Lieb
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 29, 1931 (1931-09-29)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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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