---
title: 'The Homicide Squad (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward L. Cahn'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-homicide-squad-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021967/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Homicide Squad (1931)

1931 · 70 min · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Homicide Squad is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by George Melford and Edward L. Cahn and written by John Thomas Neville, Charles Logue and Tom Reed. It is based on a 1928 Henry La Cossitt short story that originally ran in Adventure magazine. The film stars Leo Carrillo, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Russell Gleason, George Brent and Walter Percival. The film was released on September 29, 1931, by Universal Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward L. Cahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-l-cahn), [George Melford](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-melford)
- **Screenplay:** [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Charles MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-macarthur), [Tom Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-reed)
- **Producer:** [Carl Laemmle Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-laemmle-jr)

## Cast

- [Leo Carrillo filmography](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-carrillo-filmography)
- [Noah Beery, Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/noah-beery-sr)
- [Leo Carrillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-carrillo)
- [Mary Brian](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-brian)
- [J. Carrol Naish](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-carrol-naish)
- [George Brent](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-brent)
- [Florence Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-lawrence)

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