28 Nov 1942
Keep 'Em Sailing
An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.
Purity Squad
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.
Top Billed Cast
Byron Foulger Dr. Laren aka Dr. Dibson
Dick Elliott Judge Gilmenn
Morris Ankrum Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns Janitor John Billings (uncredited)
Edward Earle Judge (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum Radio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
Frank Fenton Chester Malton (uncredited)
William Forrest Dr. Cooper (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
Paul Langton Mr. Winthrop (uncredited)
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