Movie Description
Purity Squad
(1945)Overview
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.
Featured Crew
- Director : Harold F. Kress
- Writer : Charles F. Royal
- Editor : Harry Komer
- Cast : Byron Foulger,Dick Elliott,Morris Ankrum,Paul E. Burns,Edward Earle,Franklyn Farnum,Frank Fenton,William Forrest,Selmer Jackson,Paul Langton
Cast
Dr. Laren aka Dr. Dibson
Judge Gilmenn
Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Janitor John Billings (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Chester Malton (uncredited)
Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Mr. Winthrop (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitlePurity Squad
Status Released
Release Information
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1945-11-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 20m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Crime
