Soak the Poor

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Soak the Poor

1937

0h 16m

7.4(5 votes)

Crime

Overview

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.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Leslie Fenton

Nick Garvey

Leon Ames

Special Investigator Stanton

George Chandler

Briggs (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Grocer (uncredited)

Carl Stockdale

Citizen (uncredited)

Phillip Trent

MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)

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Directed by: Harold S. Bucquet

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