A fireman vs. firebugs in 1938 NYC — where the flames are real and the justice is hotter.
New York City fireman Bill O'Connell is assigned to the Arson Sqaud with the job of apprehending the for-profit gang of arsonists who are spreading terror and loss of property, including human life.
Practical Effects
Genuine fire stunts — 1938 safety regulations were merely suggestions.
Acting
Jack La Rue's casually menacing arson boss energy.
Director
Joseph Kane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Republic Pictures cranked out hundreds of these 'programmers' — Arson Racket Squad was one of four films Robert Livingston starred in that same year.
This arrived during a genuine NYC arson wave; reform mayor Fiorello LaGuardia had created a real Arson Squad in 1934, making this ripped-from-the-headlines exploitation.
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