A Criminal Is Born
1938 | 21m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Leslie Fenton |
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| Writer: | |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 05, 1938 |
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| Director: | Leslie Fenton |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | hold-up robbery, youth gang, juvenile crime, crime spree, weak parent, crime does not pay |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| George P. Breakston | Henry |
| David Durand | Rodney 'Rod' |
| Norman Phillips Jr. | Tom |
| Warren McCollum | Jimmy Wheeler |
| Joseph Crehan | Frank Wheeler |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Martha Wheeler |
| Eddy Waller | Cafe Owner Joe |
| Ben Taggart | First Shooting Victim |
| Harry Strang | Cop |
| Harry C. Bradley | Druggist (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Rod's Father (uncredited) |
| William Stack | Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Leslie Fenton | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Jack Chertok | Producer |
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