One of MANY programmers from "Warner Bros." during the 1930s, there's nothing that makes "From Headquarters" distinguished in any way.
The cast is fairly good, especially Eugene Pallette as the gruff city cop. George Brent seems out of his comfort zone as the investigating police officer. Margaret Lindsay hasn't much to do, considering she's the film's leading lady. The annoying Hugh Herbert is doing his usual cringeworthy attempts at humour. How he ever gained employment in Hollywood is beyond me!
The brief running time is a good thing, considering that the entire story revolves around the police department. That reduces the scale of the film and its impact.
The cast is fairly good, especially Eugene Pallette as the gruff city cop. George Brent seems out of his comfort zone as the investigating police officer. Margaret Lindsay hasn't much to do, considering she's the film's leading lady. The annoying Hugh Herbert is doing his usual cringeworthy attempts at humour. How he ever gained employment in Hollywood is beyond me!
The brief running time is a good thing, considering that the entire story revolves around the police department. That reduces the scale of the film and its impact.