Vice Raid
{{short description|1959 film by Edward L. Cahn}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vice Raid
| image = Viceraid1.jpg
| caption =
| director = Edward L. Cahn
| producer = Robert E. Kent
Edward Small (uncredited)
| writer = Charles Ellis
| music = Robert Carlisle
| cinematography = Stanley Cortez
| editing = Grant Whytock
| starring = Mamie Van Doren
Richard Coogan
| studio = Imperial
| distributor = United Artists
| released = {{Film date|1959|12||}}
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Vice Raid is a 1959 B-movie crime drama directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Mamie Van Doren and Richard Coogan. It was issued on a double bill with Inside the Mafia.{{cite news|title=Mafia,' 'Vice Raid' Routine New Efforts|author=Stinson, Charles|work=Los Angeles Times|date=Dec 11, 1959|page=B14}}
Plot
Police Sgt. Whitey Brandon works for the Vice Squad and is determined to beat corruption in the city. He encounters Carol Hudson who is working as a model. She is sent to frame him and succeeds. Carol's sister comes to visit and is raped and bashed by a thug who knows Carol. Carol, desperate for revenge, enlists the help of Brandon to fight the thugs who attacked her sister.
Cast
- Mamie Van Doren as Carol Hudson
- Richard Coogan as Police Sergeant Whitey Brandon
- Brad Dexter as Vince Malone
- Barry Atwater as Phil Evans
- Carol Nugent as Louise Hudson
- Frank Gerstle as Captain William Brennan
- Joseph Sullivan as Police Sergeant Ben Dunton
- Chris Alcaide as Eddie
Production
Van Doren signed a three-picture deal with producer Edward Small but Vice Raid was the only film she made for him.{{cite news|title=Dwayne Hickman Signs for TV Deal That Will Net Half Million|author=Hopper, Hedda|work=Chicago Daily Tribune|date=Dec 19, 1958|page=a13}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0053418}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=17372}}
- {{AFI film|53055}}
{{Edward L. Cahn}}
{{Edward Small}}
Category:Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
Category:Films produced by Edward Small
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:1960s English-language films