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Sabotage Squad

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Sabotage Squad
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLew Landers
Screenplay byBernice Petkere
Wallace Sullivan
David Silverstein
Story byBernice Petkere
Wallace Sullivan
Produced byJack Fier
StarringBruce Bennett
Kay Harris
Edward Norris
Sidney Blackmer
Don Beddoe
John Tyrrell
CinematographyFranz Planer
Edited byWilliam Lyon
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • August 27, 1942 (1942-08-27)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sabotage Squad is a 1942 American action film directed by Lew Landers and written by Bernice Petkere, Wallace Sullivan and David Silverstein. The film stars Bruce Bennett, Kay Harris, Edward Norris, Sidney Blackmer, Don Beddoe and John Tyrrell. The film was released on August 27, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Small-time gambler Eddie is rejected for military service due to ill health. His girlfriend, Edith, has turned to cop John Cronin to help get Eddie out of trouble. Cronin thinks the hair salon where Edith works is a front for a Nazi spy ring because Dr. Harrison, head of a research institute, keeps visiting it. Eddie's friend Chuck, a pickpocket, steals Harrison's wallet and finds a secret Nazi medallion inside. Frightened, Chuck gives the wallet to Eddie. Cronin tails Eddie, hoping that he'll lead the police to the wallet's owner. After a series of coincidences, Harrison kidnaps Eddie, Chuck, and Edith. Chuck manages to free the trio after picking a gun from Harrison's pocket. The three try to escape in a truck, only to discover that it is loaded with explosives and that Harrison intends to blow up an airplane factory. Chuck and Edith escape with evidence exposing the spy ring, while Eddie sacrifices his own life destroying the truck. The military posthumously awards Eddie a medal for heroism.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Sabotage Squad (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Sabotage Squad (1942) - Lew Landers". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. ^ "Sabotage Squad". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
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