| Vice Squad | |
| Director: | Arnold Laven |
| Screenplay: | Lawrence Roman |
| Producer: | Jules Levy Arthur Gardner Sol Lesser (uncredited) |
| Starring: | Edward G. Robinson Paulette Goddard |
| Music: | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Cinematography: | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Editing: | Arthur H. Nadel |
| Studio: | Sequoia Pictures |
| Distributor: | United Artists |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $262,000[1] |
| Gross: | $600,000 |
Vice Squad is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Arnold Laven and starring Edward G. Robinson and Paulette Goddard.[2] The film is also known as The Girl in Room 17.[3]
A married undertaker having an affair, Jack Hartrampf, is a reluctant eyewitness to the shooting of a Los Angeles cop. He does not wish to testify, but captain of detectives "Barney" Barnaby is just as determined. After a bank robbery pulled by Alan Barkis and his gang, another policeman is gunned down and a bank teller is taken hostage. Escort agency madam Mona Ross is willing to help Barnaby with the case for a fee. Barnaby places one of Barkis' partners, Marty Kusalich, under arrest until Marty implicates the real killer. Pete Monte steals a boat in an attempt to get Barkis to freedom, but Barnaby and his lieutenant, Lacey, arrive in the nick of time.