A Criminal Is Born (1938)

8.0 (3 votes)

21m

June 5, 1938

English

Synopsis

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.

Director

Leslie Fenton

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Cast

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

Harry Strang

Cop

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

Details

Original Title

A Criminal Is Born

Status

Released

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A Criminal Is Born (1938)

Synopsis

Director

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Cast

Details

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Status

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