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Genres
Overview
A temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
21 min
Release Date
1939-06-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
7
Tom Neal
Joe Daniels
Jo Ann Sayers
Mary Daniels
Clem Bevans
H.L. (Pop) Daniels
Edward Pawley
Harry
Truman Bradley
Labor Commissioner's Representative
Leon Ames
J.T. Evans-Labor Commissioner
6.0
Soak the Old
Part of MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series, this short film focuses on crimes revolving around pension scams.
1940-08-24 | en
9.0
Know Your Money
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short tells the fictitious story of a bill counterfeiting ring and explores the government's attempt to curb counterfeiting.
1940-01-27 | en
7.0
Purity Squad
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.
1945-11-03 | en
5.9
The Wrong Way Out
Two young people get married and run away, even though their parents advise them to build up their savings first. After they get settled they can barely make ends meet. When opportunity suddenly presents itself, they start on a downward spiral of crime.
1938-12-24 | en
4.7
For the Common Defense!
This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.
1942-06-20 | en
6.0
Torture Money
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
1937-01-02 | en
7.0
Soak the Poor
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers and horning in on the relief tickets, forcing prices up with the consumers paying the freight.
1937-08-21 | en
5.7
Give Till It Hurts
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on charity fraud. Two scam artists set themselves up as 'philanthropists' to help raise money for a local clinic, but the funds they raise never get to help the people who need it.
1937-09-18 | en
5.8
A Thrill for Thelma
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.
1935-11-23 | en
6.0
Foolproof
Starts with "Anderson Family" court trial where wife testifies on the murder of her husband, while the police investigation finds some interesting twists to the crime. Part of the Crime Does Not Pay series
1936-03-07 | en
8.0
Fall Guy
Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.
1945-04-14 | en
7.1
The Public Pays
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.
1936-10-10 | en
6.0
Buried Loot
An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.
1935-01-19 | en
6.0
Alibi Racket
How police interrogation cracks the "airtight" alibi of a criminal.
1935-09-14 | en
7.0
Women in Hiding
In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.
1940-06-22 | en
5.8
You, the People
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.
1940-11-30 | en
6.1
The Luckiest Guy in the World
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.
1947-01-25 | en
5.8
A Gun in His Hand
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.
1945-09-15 | en
6.0
Hit-and-Run Driver
A man runs over a young couple on a deserted road, then leaves the scene and tries to cover up the incident.
1935-12-28 | en
6.0
The Perfect Set-Up
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
1936-02-01 | en