Tear Gas Squad(1940)
The first explosive story of the law's chemical warfare against gangdom ... and the suicide squad that wages it!
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
Movie: Tear Gas Squad
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tommy McCabe
[Sergeant] Bill Morrissey
Jerry Sullivan
Joe McCabe
Sergeant [Ed] Crump
Pliny Jones
Lieutenant Sullivan
Mrs. Sullivan
Captain Henderson
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