A Criminal Is Born

7.4 1938 21 min
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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Director
Leslie Fenton

Cast

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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)

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