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A Criminal Is Born

A Criminal Is Born

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A Criminal Is Born

1938
0h 21m
8.0(3 votes)
Crime
Drama

Overview

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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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

12 members
Acting

George P. Breakston

Henry

George P. Breakston
Acting

David Durand

Rodney 'Rod'

David Durand
Acting

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

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Acting

Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

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Acting

Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

Joseph Crehan
Acting

Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan
Acting

Eddy Waller

Cafe Owner Joe

Eddy Waller
Acting

Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

Ben Taggart
Acting

Harry Strang

Cop

Harry Strang
Acting

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley
Acting

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler
Acting

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

William Stack

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