A Thrill for Thelma

Nov 23, 1935

0h 18m

★ 6.1

Overview

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A Thrill for Thelma Trailers

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Cast

Thelma Black

Irene Hervey

Steve Black

Robert Livingston

Captain Richard Kyne

Robert Warwick

MGM Reporter

William Tannen

Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Policeman (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Police Car Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Nightclub Patron

Poppy Wilde

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