Riot Squad (1933 film)

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Riot Squad
Film poster
Directed byHarry S. Webb
Written byJack Natteford
Barney A. Sarecky
Produced byRalph M. Like
Harry S. Webb
StarringMadge Bellamy
Pat O'Malley
Addison Richards
CinematographyRoy F. Overbaugh
Edited byFred Bain
Production
company
Merit Pictures
Distributed byMayfair Pictures
Release date
  • July 26, 1933 (1933-07-26)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Riot Squad is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Madge Bellamy, Pat O'Malley and Addison Richards. It was produced as a second feature and distributed by the independent company Mayfair Pictures.[1]

Plot[edit]

Police detectives trying to nail notorious gangster Nolan and his henchman Diamonds Jareck infiltrate the nightclub Nolan operates with the assistance of Lil Daley, who works there. Two detectives with a friendly rivalry are dropped from the detective department and transferred to the riot squad. There they continue to work at the case.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Pitts p.126

Bibliography[edit]

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

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