A Criminal Is Born (1938)
21m
Running Time
June 5, 1938Release Date
A Criminal Is Born (1938)
21m
Running Time
June 5, 1938Release Date
Network & Production Companies

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
Henry

David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'

Norman Phillips Jr.
Tom

Warren McCollum
Jimmy Wheeler

Joseph Crehan
Frank Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan
Martha Wheeler

Eddy Waller
Cafe Owner Joe

Ben Taggart
First Shooting Victim
Details.
This Movie Is About.
hold-up robbery
youth gang
juvenile crime
crime spree
weak parent
crime does not pay
MGM's Crime Does Not Pay Collection.
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