Homicide Bureau (1939)
Approved
58 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Homicide Bureau (1939)

Approved

58 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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 ...See moreAfter 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. A murder case is turned over to Jim. Chuck Brown, the killer, informs his gang boss, Briggs, that their blackmailer has been killed and Briggs continues with his preparations to ship a cargo of scrap metal metal to foreign war lords to be used for munitions manufacture. Jim arrests Chuck, but if forced by Miss Bliss to release him on grounds of insufficient evidence. In an attempt to force a confession from Chuck, Jim goes to his apartment and, in a scuffle, causes him to fall through a window. The aroused Citizens' League, through its spokesman Henley, press charges against Jim and he is demoted. He continues to investigate and learns of Chuck's connection with a junk dealer's racket. Jamison, a honest junk dealer, is murdered for refusing to ship scrap metal abroad for war purposes and an eye-witness is killed in a supposed hit-and-run accident. Written by Les Adams See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce Cabot Lieutenant Jim Logan Lieutenant Jim Logan See fewer	King Kong (1933)
Rita Hayworth J.G. Bliss J.G. Bliss See fewer	Gilda (1946)
Marc Lawrence Chuck Brown Chuck Brown See fewer	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Richard Fiske Hank Hank See fewer	Across the Sierras (1941)
Moroni Olsen Capt. Haines Capt. Haines See fewer	Mildred Pierce (1945)
Norman Willis Briggs Briggs See fewer	Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Gene Morgan Blake Blake See fewer	Tangled Destinies (1932)
Robert Paige Thurston Thurston See fewer	Son of Dracula (1943)
Lee Prather Jamison Jamison See fewer	Rio Grande (1938)
Eddie Fetherston Specks Specks See fewer	The Lost City (I) (1935)
Stanley Andrews Police Commissioner Police Commissioner See fewer	Road to Rio (1947)
Hooper Atchley Curtis - Crime Lab Technician (uncredited) Curtis - Crime Lab Technician (uncredited) See fewer	The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)
Harry Bernard Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited) See fewer	The Shadow (1937)
Beatrice Blinn Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Art Trouble (1934)
Stanley Brown Police Photographer (uncredited) Police Photographer (uncredited) See fewer	The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Georgie Cooper Citizen League Member (uncredited) Citizen League Member (uncredited) See fewer	Hollywood Hotel (1937)
Nell Craig Citizen League Member (uncredited) Citizen League Member (uncredited) See fewer	3 Men in White (1944)
Beatrice Curtis Stewardess (uncredited) Stewardess (uncredited) See fewer	The Shadow (1937)
Dick Curtis Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Racing Luck (1935)
Joe De Stefani Miller - the Junk Dealer (uncredited) Miller - the Junk Dealer (uncredited) See fewer	The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
George DeNormand Trigger - Henchman (uncredited) Trigger - Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	The Money Jungle (1967)
Ann Doran Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited) See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Lester Dorr Gangster Shot by Brown (uncredited) Gangster Shot by Brown (uncredited) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Frank Fanning Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
Kit Guard Henchman at Pier (uncredited) Henchman at Pier (uncredited) See fewer	The Secret Code (1942)
George Lloyd Boat Captain (uncredited) Boat Captain (uncredited) See fewer	Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Pat McKee Henchman at Pier (uncredited) Henchman at Pier (uncredited) See fewer	Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
Wedgwood Nowell Citizen League Member (uncredited) Citizen League Member (uncredited) See fewer	813 (1920)
Ky Robinson Casey (uncredited) Casey (uncredited) See fewer	Name the Woman (1934)
Dick Rush Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Playing Double (1923)
Lee Shumway Police Switchboard Operator (uncredited) Police Switchboard Operator (uncredited) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Gene Stone Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited) See fewer	Her Father Said No (1927)
Charles Trowbridge Henley - Committee Spokesman (uncredited) Henley - Committee Spokesman (uncredited) See fewer	The Paleface (1948)
John Tyrrell Jim Henderson - Pool Room Proprietor (uncredited) Jim Henderson - Pool Room Proprietor (uncredited) See fewer	The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
William Worthington Citizen League Member (uncredited) Citizen League Member (uncredited) See fewer	The Clock (1917)

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