A Criminal Is Born (1938)
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.
Year
1938
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
5 June 1938
TMDB
7.4 (5)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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George P. Breakston
Henry
David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'
N
Norman Phillips Jr.
Tom
W
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)
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