It May Happen to You

Jun 5, 1937

0h 21m

★ 5.2

Overview

From MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Mobsters convince a meat packing company employee to help them hijack a truckload of beef.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Moxie

J. Carrol Naish

Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Man in Hospital (uncredited)

King Baggot

Police Detective (uncredited)

William Bailey

Nurse (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

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