''The Vice Squad'' is a 1931 American

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directed by John Cromwell, written by Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring

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, Judith Wood, William B. Davidson,

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and Monte Carter. It was released on May 30, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

“The vice squad trick a foreign embassy into squealing on an infamous gang of crooks.” Canham, 1976 p. 118: Filmography section. Complete plot summary quoted verbatim above.

Cast

as Stephen Lucarno *

as Alice Morrison * Judith Wood as Madeleine Hunt * William B. Davidson as Magistrate Tom Morrison *

as Detective-Sergeant Mather *

as Josie *Monte Carter as Max Miller *

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as Ambassador's Wife * G. Pat Collins as Pete *

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as Tony *Davison Clark as Doctor * Tom Wilson as Night Court Attendant * James Durkin as Second Magistrate *William Arnold as Prosecutor

Footnotes

References

*Canham, Kingsley. 1976. ''The Hollywood Professionals, Volume 5: King Vidor, John Cromwell, Mervyn LeRoy.'' The Tantivy Press, London.

External links

* 1931 films American drama films 1931 drama films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by John Cromwell American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub