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A Criminal Is Born (1938)

A Criminal Is Born (1938)

21m

Running Time

June 5, 1938
Release Date

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A Criminal Is Born

A Criminal Is Born (1938)

21m

Running Time

June 5, 1938
Release Date

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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Henry

David Durand

David Durand

Rodney

Norman Phillips Jr.

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

Warren McCollum

Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Joe - Cafe Owner, Second Shooting Victim

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Man in Alley - First Shooting Victim

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Cop

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Police Car Driver

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Director

William Stack

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

Karl Kamb

Karl Kamb

Writer

Jack Chertok

Jack Chertok

Producer

Charles Lawton Jr.

Charles Lawton Jr.

Cinematographer

Details.

Release Date
June 5, 1938

Status
Released

Running Time
21m

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2023-11-12

This Movie Is About.

crime spree

juvenile crime

youth gang

hold-up robbery

weak parent

crime does not pay

MGM's Crime Does Not Pay Collection.

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