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A Criminal Is Born (1938)

8.0/10 0h 21m Jun 05, 1938
Crime Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title A Criminal Is Born
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

George P. Breakston
George P. Breakston
Henry
Popularity: 0.4
David Durand
David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'
Popularity: 4.1
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Norman Phillips Jr.
Tom
Popularity: 1.4
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Warren McCollum
Jimmy Wheeler
Popularity: 0.2
Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan
Frank Wheeler
Popularity: 1.4
Dorothy Vaughan
Dorothy Vaughan
Martha Wheeler
Popularity: 0.6
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
Cafe Owner Joe
Popularity: 1.2
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
First Shooting Victim
Popularity: 1.8
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Cop
Popularity: 0.4
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley
Druggist (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.4
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Rod's Father (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.0
William Stack
William Stack
Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director Leslie Fenton
Producer Jack Chertok

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

Keywords

hold-up robbery youth gang juvenile crime crime spree weak parent crime does not pay

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Rating
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Details
Release Date June 5, 1938
Runtime 0h 21m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
Links
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