Watch A Criminal Is Born (1938) Official Trailer
7.4 / 10 IMDb June 5, 1938 0h 21m
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.
Director
Runtime
0h 21m
Release Date
June 5, 1938
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
George P. Breakston
as Henry
David Durand
as Rodney 'Rod'
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Norman Phillips Jr.
as Tom
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Warren McCollum
as Jimmy Wheeler
Joseph Crehan
as Frank Wheeler
Dorothy Vaughan
as Martha Wheeler
Eddy Waller
as Cafe Owner Joe
Ben Taggart
as First Shooting Victim
Harry Strang
as Cop
Harry C. Bradley
as Druggist (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
as Rod's Father (uncredited)
William Stack
as Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerAdvertisement
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