''The Homicide Squad'' is a 1931 American

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directed by

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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 ''

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'' 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

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Plot

Cast

* Leo Carrillo as Big Louie Grenado *

Noah Beery Noah Nicholas Beery (January 17, 1882 – April 1, 1946) was an American actor who appeared in films from 1913 until his death in 1946. He was the older brother of Academy Award-winning actor Wallace Beery as well as the father of characte ...

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 *

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as Det Sgt Jerry Harris *Pat O'Malley as Man

References

External links

* American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1931 crime drama films American crime drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by George Melford Films directed by Edward L. Cahn 1930s American films English-language crime drama films {{1930s-US-film-stub