Vice Squad (1953)

Director:

Arnold Laven

Writers:

Lawrence Roman (writer)
Leslie T. White (novel)

Release Date:

31 July 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

When a police officer is shot arresting a car thief, Captain Barnaby uses his skills and contacts to...

Plot Keywords:

Madam | Police Interrogation | Police Procedure | Based On Novel

Cast

Edward G. Robinson	...	Capt. 'Barnie' Barnaby
Paulette Goddard	...	Mona Ross
K.T. Stevens	...	Ginny
Porter Hall	...	Jack Hartrampf
Adam Williams	...	Marty Kusalich
Ed Binns	...	Al Barkis (as Edward Binns)
Barry Kelley	...	Dwight Foreman
Jay Adler	...	Frankie Pierce
Mary Ellen Kay	...	Carol Lawson
Joan Vohs	...	Vickie Webb
Lee Van Cleef	...	Pete Monty
Harlan Warde	...	Det. Lacey
Dan Riss	...	Lt. Bob Imlay
Lewis Martin	...	Police Lt. Ed Chisolm
Byron Kane	...	Prof. Bruno Varney

Also Known As:

Girl in Room 13 (USA) (working title)
The Girl in Room 17 (UK)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #16368)

Company:

Gramercy Pictures

Great period piece. Only one star, lots of characters.

If you're old enough to remember L.A. in the early fifties, this is particularly fun. Lot's of location stuff, downtown, Long Beach or San Pedro. And the bank robbery takes place in Beverly Hills on Camden or Roxbury Drive, just below Little Santa Monica Blvd. Edgar G. Robinson is great as always. It's a cousin to Noir, lots of great faces and character acting. They couldn't afford a lot of sets, or any star beyond E.G.R., which is part of the charm of the movie. And if you like Detroit when it still had character, you'll love the great early fifties cars.