8.5Purity Squad · 1945
Purity Squad (1945) is a Crime film directed by Harold F. Kress, starring Byron Foulger, Dick Elliott, Morris Ankrum.
Crime
8.5Overview
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.
Cast
Byron Foulger, Dick Elliott, Morris Ankrum, Paul E. Burns, Edward Earle, Franklyn Farnum, Frank Fenton, William Forrest
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What is "Purity Squad" about?
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.
When was "Purity Squad" released?
Purity Squad was released in 1945.
Who stars in "Purity Squad"?
The cast includes Byron Foulger, Dick Elliott, Morris Ankrum, Paul E. Burns.
