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A Criminal Is Born

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A Criminal Is Born — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • June 5, 1938
  • Runtime
  • 21 min
  • Genres
  • Crime, Drama
  • Director
  • Leslie Fenton

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A Criminal Is Born — Cast

George P. Breakston photo George P. Breakston Henry David Durand photo David Durand Rodney 'Rod' Norman Phillips Jr. Tom Warren McCollum Jimmy Wheeler Joseph Crehan photo Joseph Crehan Frank Wheeler Dorothy Vaughan photo Dorothy Vaughan Martha Wheeler Eddy Waller photo Eddy Waller Cafe Owner Joe Ben Taggart photo Ben Taggart First Shooting Victim

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