A Criminal Is Born

A Criminal Is Born

1938
21m
8.0

8.0/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama
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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

hold-up robbery youth gang juvenile crime crime spree weak parent crime does not pay

Quick Facts

Release Date June 5, 1938
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0030029

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)

Key Crew

Leslie Fenton
Director
Jack Chertok
Producer