While America Sleeps
Genres
Overview
An episode in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Dave Miller, an aircraft plant worker, is actually selling secret bomber plans to foreign agents. United States Intelligence Department agents plan to trap him and the spies he works for.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
21 min
Release Date
1939-04-14
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
6
Dick Purcell
Dave Miller
Lenita Lane
Mary Miller
Egon Brecher
Klaus
Frederick Vogeding
Spy Chief
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
6.0
Coffins on Wheels
Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.
1941-06-07 | en
6.3
Sucker List
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.
1941-07-26 | en
7.0
Keep 'Em Sailing
An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.
1942-11-28 | en
5.0
Easy Life
In this entry in the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series young Frank Davis, dropping out of school and joining a small-time hoodlum gang, finds out that leading a life of crime is not all he thought it would be.
1944-05-20 | en
5.5
The Last Installment
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a criminal idolizes the life of a famous gangster - unaware that his hero met a tragic end.
1945-05-05 | en
6.0
Buyer Beware
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.
1940-08-17 | en
6.0
Respect the Law
Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.
1941-01-04 | 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
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
6.7
Money to Loan
The MGM crime reporter introduces Norman Kennedy, District Attorney of a large city, he who talks about the general want for money, and the extraordinary lengths some will go to to get it. The loan sharking business has that want for money on both sides. He tells the story of one such loan shark, Stephen Hanley, who tried to pass his company off as a legitimate loan business, but who charged exorbitant rates, and used extortion and fraud to get out of his customers even more than what they may have owed on paper.
1939-03-11 | 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
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
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
5.3
It May Happen to You
From MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Mobsters convince a meat packing company employee to help them hijack a truckload of beef.
1937-06-05 | 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
8.0
A Criminal Is Born
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.
1938-06-05 | en
5.9
They're Always Caught
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.
1938-07-03 | en
9.1
Dark Shadows
A police psychiatrist is enlisted to catch a killer.
1944-12-16 | en