09 Mar 1940
Jack Pot
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.
Soak the Poor
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.
Top Billed Cast
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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