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A Criminal Is Born

1938 · Leslie Fenton · 21 min

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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.

George P. BreakstonHenry

David DurandRodney 'Rod'NNorman Phillips Jr.Tom WWarren McCollumJimmy Wheeler

Joseph CrehanFrank Wheeler

Dorothy VaughanMartha Wheeler

Eddy WallerCafe Owner Joe

Ben TaggartFirst Shooting Victim

Harry StrangCop

Harry C. BradleyDruggist (uncredited)

Eddy ChandlerRod's Father (uncredited)

William StackJudge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

Cast

George P. BreakstonHenry

David DurandRodney 'Rod'NNorman Phillips Jr.Tom WWarren McCollumJimmy Wheeler

Joseph CrehanFrank Wheeler

Dorothy VaughanMartha Wheeler

Eddy WallerCafe Owner Joe

Ben TaggartFirst Shooting Victim

Harry StrangCop

Harry C. BradleyDruggist (uncredited)

Eddy ChandlerRod's Father (uncredited)

William StackJudge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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