A Criminal Is Born
A Criminal Is Born

A Criminal Is Born

21 min

1938

US

NR

Crime,

Drama

80%

User Score

Overview

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.

Movie cast

George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Henry

David Durand

David Durand

Rodney 'Rod'

Norman Phillips Jr.

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

Warren McCollum

Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Cafe Owner Joe

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Cop

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

William Stack

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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