1938

0h 21m

7.8(4 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

An entry in MGM's Crime Does Not Pay series, this short tells the true story of how a young man, ignored by his parents, gets into a gang and starts a crime spree which leads to murder.

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12 members

Acting

George P. Breakston

Henry

Acting

David Durand

Rodney 'Rod'

Acting

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

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Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

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Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

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Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

Acting

Eddy Waller

Cafe Owner Joe

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Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

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Harry Strang

Cop

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Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

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Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

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William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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