The Public Pays (1936)
19m
Running Time
October 10, 1936Release Date
The Public Pays (1936)
19m
Running Time
October 10, 1936Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Richard Alexander](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4085-richard-alexander.webp)
Richard Alexander
Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon
![Barbara Bedford](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/96903-barbara-bedford.webp)
Barbara Bedford
Markovitz's Secretary
![Harry C. Bradley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/153742-harry-c-bradley.webp)
Harry C. Bradley
Grocer
![Russ Clark](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Russ Clark
Officer Jerry
![Betty Ross Clarke](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/59860-betty-ross-clarke.webp)
Betty Ross Clarke
Paige's Secretary
![John Dilson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17928-john-dilson.webp)
John Dilson
Moore, Milk Company Executive
![Bess Flowers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4658-bess-flowers.webp)
Bess Flowers
Woman from the Relief Bureau
![Karl Hackett](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28125-karl-hackett.webp)
Karl Hackett
Markovitz, Milk Company Executive
![Robert Homans](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16845-robert-homans.webp)
Robert Homans
Officer Donovan
![George Humbert](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22656-george-humbert.webp)
George Humbert
Simonelli, Italian Milk Dealer
![Cy Kendall](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16821-cy-kendall.webp)
Cy Kendall
Police Chief John Carney (uncredited)
![Errol Taggart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/276822-errol-taggart.webp)
Errol Taggart
Director
![Bert LeBaron](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bert LeBaron
Racketeer (uncredited)
![John C. Higgins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John C. Higgins
Writer
![Boots Lebaron](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Boots Lebaron
Sonny (uncredited)
![Ivan Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/288875-ivan-miller.webp)
Ivan Miller
Charles Paige (uncredited)
![William Pawley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17922-william-pawley.webp)
William Pawley
Kelly (uncredited)
![Frank Puglia](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19694-frank-puglia.webp)
Frank Puglia
Moran's Hood (uncredited)
![John Rice](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Rice
Police Officer (uncredited)
![Cap Somers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25472-cap-somers.webp)
Cap Somers
Police Officer (uncredited)
![Edwin Stanley](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/225047-edwin-stanley.webp)
Edwin Stanley
John Allgren, Department of Justice (uncredited)
![Paul Stanton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25754-paul-stanton.webp)
Paul Stanton
Moran (uncredited)
![Ben Taggart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16847-ben-taggart.webp)
Ben Taggart
Chief's Assistant (uncredited)
![Phillip Trent](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/153520-phillip-trent.webp)
Phillip Trent
MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Media.
![The Public Pays](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/134602-the-public-pays.webp)
Details.
Wiki.
The Public Pays is a 1936 short crime film directed by Errol Taggart. In 1937, it won an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel). The film is a dramatization of actual court records that tell the story of a gang's racketeering activities in the milk industry and its eventual defeat through the heroism of one dealer.
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