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Startling expose of modern racketeering!
7 / 10 IMDb October 10, 1936 0h 19m
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.
Director
Runtime
0h 19m
Release Date
October 10, 1936
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Richard Alexander
as Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
as Grocer (uncredited)
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Russ Clark
as Officer Jerry (uncredited)
Betty Ross Clarke
as Paige's Secretary (uncredited)
John Dilson
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Woman from the Relief Bureau (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
as Milk Company Executive Markovitz (uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
George Humbert
as Italian Milk Dealer Simonelli (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
as Police Chief John Carney (uncredited)
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Bert LeBaron
as Racketeer (uncredited)
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Boots Lebaron
as Sonny (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
as Charles Paige (uncredited)
William Pawley
as Kelly (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
as Moran's Hood (uncredited)
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John Rice
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Cap Somers
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as John Allgren, Department of Justice (uncredited)
Paul Stanton
as Moran (uncredited)
Production Companies
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