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A Criminal Is Born

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.

1938
Crime·Drama
0h 21min
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Top Billed Cast

  • George P. Breakston
    George P. Breakston

    Henry

  • David Durand
    David Durand

    Rodney 'Rod'

  • Norman Phillips Jr.

    Tom

  • Warren McCollum

    Jimmy Wheeler

  • Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan

    Frank Wheeler

  • Dorothy Vaughan
    Dorothy Vaughan

    Martha Wheeler

  • Eddy Waller
    Eddy Waller

    Cafe Owner Joe

  • Ben Taggart
    Ben Taggart

    First Shooting Victim

  • Harry Strang
    Harry Strang

    Cop

  • Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley

    Druggist (uncredited)

  • Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler

    Rod's Father (uncredited)

  • William Stack
    William Stack

    Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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