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Arson Squad

1945 · 66 min

A quick, no-nonsense old-fashioned crime yarn that moves briskly through its investigation without much fuss.

Directed by
Lew Landers
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong, Grace Albertson
Tagline
More Thrills Than A Four Alarm Fire!
Overview
Tom Mitchell is an insurance investigator and Fire Capt. Joe Dugan is chief of the police department's arson troubleshooters. Tom and Joe team up to solve a particularly vicious series of deliberate fires. A man has been killed in one conflagration, so the villains have a murder rap hanging over them.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Lew Landers
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong, Grace Albertson
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Lew Landers
    Written by
    Arthur St. Claire
    Starring
    Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong, Grace Albertson, Byron Foulger, Chester Clute, Jerry Jerome, Arthur Loft, Rod Rogers
    Runtime
    66 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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