Synopsis
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
Movie Information
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
- Release Year
- 1936
- Runtime
- 21 minutes
- Genre
- Crime, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (4 votes)
Top Cast
Helene Chadwick
Mary (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
William Gould
San Francisco Police Detective (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
Witness (uncredited)
William Henry
Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Chet (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Police Detective (uncredited)
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