A Criminal Is Born

1938•21m•Dir. Leslie Fenton

8.0

CrimeDrama

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.

Jun 5, 1938

21m

Cast

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)

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