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    Squadron of Honor

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    Squadron of Honor
    Directed byCharles C. Coleman
    Written byMichael L. Simmons
    Martin Mooney
    Produced byIrving Briskin
    Ralph Cohn
    StarringDon Terry
    Mary Russell
    Thurston Hall
    CinematographyLucien Ballard
    Edited byAl Clark
    Music byMorris Stoloff
    Production
    company
    Columbia Pictures
    Distributed byColumbia Pictures
    Release date
    • June 28, 1938 (1938-06-28)
    Running time
    		65 minutes
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageEnglish

    Squadron of Honor is a 1938 American action film directed by Charles C. Coleman and starring Don Terry, Mary Russell, and Thurston Hall.[1] It was produced as a second feature by Columbia Pictures.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Stephen Goosson.

    Plot

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    American Legion commander Bob Metcalf and district attorney Don Blane join forces to battle a crooked operator who tries to frame Metcalf for murder. To assist him Blane calls on the help of a hundred thousand American Legion members.

    Cast

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    • Don Terry as District Attorney Don Blane
    • Mary Russell as Eve Rogers
    • Thurston Hall as Bob Metcalf
    • Arthur Loft as Lou Tanner
    • Robert Warwick as Kimball
    • Marc Lawrence as Lawlor
    • Dick Curtis as Craig
    • George McKay as Todd
    • Eddie Fetherston as Denton
    • Edward LeSaint as Forsythe
    • Ivan Miller as Chief Finley
    • Harry Strang as Capt. Riley
    • Jimmy Hollywood as Sid Hinkle
    • Edward Earle as Haynes
    • Jack Pennick as Elmer
    • Mary Mersch as Mrs. Gobel
    • John Ince as Legionnaire Commander
    • William Worthington as Major
    • Edmund Cobb as Policeman
    • Eddie Laughton as Bookie
    • George Chesebro as Legionnaire
    • Tom London as Legionnaire

    References

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    1. ^ Foremost Films. 1939. p. 219.
    2. ^ Miller p.61

    Bibliography

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    • Miller, Don. "B" Movies: An Informal Survey of the American Low-budget Film, 1933-1945. Curtis Books, 1973.
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