Vice Squad (1953 film)
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Arnold Laven |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Roman |
| Based on | the novel Harness Bull by Leslie T. White |
| Produced by | Jules Levy Arthur Gardner Sol Lesser (uncredited) |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Paulette Goddard |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Arthur H. Nadel |
| Music by | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
Production company | Sequoia Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $262,000[1] |
| Box office | $600,000[1] |
Vice Squad is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Edward G. Robinson and Paulette Goddard.[2] The film is also known as The Girl in Room 17.[3]
Plot
[edit]A married undertaker having an affair, Jack Hartrampf, is a reluctant eyewitness to the shooting of a Los Angeles cop. He does not wish to testify, but captain of detectives "Barney" Barnaby is just as determined. After a bank robbery pulled by Alan Barkis and his gang, another policeman is gunned down and a bank teller is taken hostage. Escort agency madam Mona Ross is willing to help Barnaby with the case for a fee. Barnaby places one of Barkis' partners, Marty Kusalich, under arrest until Marty implicates the real killer. Pete Monte steals a boat in an attempt to get Barkis to freedom, but Barnaby and his lieutenant, Lacey, arrive in the nick of time.
Cast
[edit]- Edward G. Robinson as Capt. Barnaby
- Paulette Goddard as Mona Ross
- K.T. Stevens as Ginny
- Porter Hall as Jack Hartrampf
- Adam Williams as Marty Kusalich
- Edward Binns as Al Barkis
- Barry Kelley as Dwight Foreman
- Jay Adler as Frankie Pierce
- Mary Ellen Kay as Carol Lawson
- Joan Vohs as Vicke Webb
- Lee Van Cleef as Pete Monte
- Harlan Warde as Det. Lacey
- Dan Riss as Lt. Bob Inlay
- Lewis Martin as Police Lt. Ed Chisolm
- Byron Kane as Prof. Bruno Varney
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Why Vidpix Makes Sense". Variety. 11 March 1959. p. 32.
- ^ Vice Squad at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
- ^ "Vice Squad (1953)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Vice Squad at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Vice Squad at IMDb
- Vice Squad at AllMovie
- Vice Squad at the TCM Movie Database
- Vice Squad film scene on YouTube
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