''Suicide Squad'' is a 1935 American action film directed by

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and starring Norman Foster, Joyce Compton and Robert Homans.Pitts p.296 It was made as a second feature by the independent outfit

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Vin Taylor.

Synopsis

A young firefighter's exploits gain him newspaper attention, but the publicity starts to go to his head.

Cast

* Norman Foster as Larry Parker * Joyce Compton as Mary O'Connor * Robert Homans as Capt. Tim O'Connor *

Aggie Herring Agnes Herring (February 4, 1876 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1939. She was born in San Francisco and died in Santa Monica, California.