Wanted by the Police

{{Infobox film

| name = Wanted by the Police

| image = Wanted by the Police poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Howard Bretherton

| producer = Lindsley Parsons

| screenplay = Wellyn Totman

| story = Donn O'Mullally
Sally Sandlin

| starring = Frankie Darro
Evalyn Knapp
Robert Kent
Matty Fain
Lillian Elliott
Don Rowan

| music =

| cinematography = Bert Longenecker

| editing =

| studio = Monogram Pictures

| distributor = Monogram Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1938|9|21}}

| runtime = 59 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Wanted by the Police is a 1938 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Frankie Darro, Evalyn Knapp, Robert Kent, Matty Fain, Lillian Elliott and Don Rowan. The film was released on September 21, 1938, by Monogram Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/95057/wanted-by-the-police |title=Wanted by the Police (1938) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2020-01-28}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/wanted-by-the-police-v115930 |title=Wanted by the Police (1938) - Howard Bretherton |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2020-01-28}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5735-WANTED-BYTHEPOLICE |title=Wanted by the Police |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2020-01-28}}