Watch For the Common Defense! (1942) Official Trailer
Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject
5 / 10 IMDb June 20, 1942 0h 22m
This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.
Director
Runtime
0h 22m
Release Date
June 20, 1942
Genre
Drama, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
John Litel
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Douglas Fowley
as Dutch Mullner
Stephen McNally
as Lt. Guytan
Van Johnson
as Agent Pritchard
Egon Brecher
as Adolph (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya
as Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
as MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Steven Geray
as Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
No photo
José Portugal
as Officer (uncredited)
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerAdvertisement
Viewer Reviews
Sign in to rate and review this movie.
Sign in Loading reviews…
Related Movies & Trailers
6.3
The Death of Robin Hood
2026·Adventure
6.2
Hotel Desire
2011·Drama
7.4
The Invite
2026·Comedy
8.7
Michael
2026·Music
8.7
The Shawshank Redemption
1994·Drama
5.9
From Straight A's to XXX
2017·Drama
7.1
The Devil Wears Prada 2
2026·Comedy
6.3
Camp Rock 3
2026·Music
5.5
Vixen!
1968·Drama
8.7
Vishwanath & Sons
2026·Drama
8.3
The Punisher: One Last Kill
2026·Action
4.2
Country Hooker
1974·Drama