Movie Description
Homicide Bureau
(1939)Overview
After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect. Detective Jim Logan is ordered to meet the incoming new-head of the Police Department lab and internal affairs, J.G. Bliss, and takes an instant dislike to her over her attitude toward criminal's rights.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles C. Coleman
- Cast : Rita Hayworth,Bruce Cabot,Marc Lawrence,Richard Fiske,Moroni Olsen,Norman Willis,Gene Morgan,Robert Paige,Lee Prather,Eddie Fetherston,Stanley Andrews,Hooper Atchley,Harry Bernard,Beatrice Blinn,Stanley Brown,Georgie Cooper,Nell Craig,Beatrice Curtis,Dick Curtis,Joe De Stefani,George DeNormand,Ann Doran,Lester Dorr,Frank Fanning,Kit Guard,George Lloyd,Pat McKee,Wedgwood Nowell,Ky Robinson,Dick Rush,Lee Shumway,Gene Stone,Charles Trowbridge,John Tyrrell,William Worthington
Cast
J.G. Bliss
Jim Logan
Chuck Brown
Hank
Captain Haines
Briggs
Blake
Thurston
Jamison
Specks
Police Commissioner
Curtis - Crime Lab Technician
Joe
Secretary
Police Photographer
Citizen League Member
Citizen League Member
Stewardess
Radio Broadcaster (voice)
Miller - the Junk Dealer
Henchman Trigger
Nurse
Gangster Shot by Brown
Detective
Henchman at Pier
Boat Captain
Henchman at Pier
Citizen League Member
Casey
Policeman
Police Switchboard Operator
Waiter
Henley - Committee Spokesman
Jim Henderson - Pool Room Proprietor
Citizen League Member
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Facts
Original TitleHomicide Bureau
Status Released
Release Information
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1939-01-05
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 58m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Drama
- Action
- Crime
