04 Sep 1942
Song of Victory
A vulture, a gorilla and a hyena (“with no small resemblances to actual dictators”) bully the woodland animals, who eventually fight back, using the letter V as their victory symbol.
For the Common Defense!
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This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.
Top Billed Cast
John Litel Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Douglas Fowley Dutch Mullner
Stephen McNally Lt. Guytan
Van Johnson Agent Pritchard
Egon Brecher Adolph (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Mark Daniels MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Steven Geray Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
José Portugal Officer (uncredited)
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