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A Criminal Is Born

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A Criminal Is Born

8.0

0h 21m

1938

Synopsis

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.

Director

Leslie Fenton

CrimeDrama

hold-up robberyyouth gangjuvenile crimecrime spreeweak parentcrime does not pay

Cast & Crew

George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

as Henry

David Durand

David Durand

as Rodney 'Rod'

Norman Phillips Jr.

as Tom

Warren McCollum

as Jimmy Wheeler

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

as Frank Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

as Martha Wheeler

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

as Cafe Owner Joe

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

as First Shooting Victim

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

as Cop

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