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Purity Squad (1945)

ジャンル : 犯罪

上映時間 : 20分

演出 : Harold F. Kress

シノプシス

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.

出演

Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Dr. Laren aka Dr. Dibson
Dick Elliott
Dick Elliott
Judge Gilmenn
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns
Janitor John Billings (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Edward Earle
Judge (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Frank Fenton
Frank Fenton
Chester Malton (uncredited)
William Forrest
William Forrest
Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Paul Langton
Paul Langton
Mr. Winthrop (uncredited)

製作陣

Charles F. Royal
Charles F. Royal
Writer
Harold F. Kress
Harold F. Kress
Director
Max Terr
Max Terr
Music
Jackson Rose
Jackson Rose
Director of Photography
Harry Komer
Harry Komer
Editor
Richard Duce
Richard Duce
Art Direction
Wally Heglin
Wally Heglin
Orchestrator

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