The Wrong Way Out

Dec 24, 1938

0h 17m

★ 5.9

Overview

Two young people get married and run away, even though their parents advise them to build up their savings first. After they get settled they can barely make ends meet. When opportunity suddenly presents itself, they start on a downward spiral of crime.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Windy Brown

Kenneth Howell

Ann Stevens Brown

Linda Perry

This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.

6.0

From Death to Life

Jun 8, 1911

A chemist named Aratus invents a concoction that will turn creatures to stone, but only realizes the dangers of his creation when his wife falls victim to it.

5.9

Don't Talk

Feb 28, 1942

This Crime Does Not Pay series entry dramatizes the idea that during wartime, people should not discuss anything related to their work when in public. A casual remark can be overheard by an enemy agent and used to sabotage the war effort. In this short, the story involves shipments of parts to a defense plant.

6.0

Buried Loot

Jan 19, 1935

An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.

6.0

Alibi Racket

Sep 14, 1935

How police interrogation cracks the "airtight" alibi of a criminal.

7.0

Women in Hiding

Jun 22, 1940

In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.

5.8

You, the People

Nov 30, 1940

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

6.1

The Luckiest Guy in the World

Jan 25, 1947

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.

5.8

A Gun in His Hand

Sep 15, 1945

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.

6.3

Forbidden Passage

Feb 8, 1941

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short looks at the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to halt the smuggling of illegal aliens into the country. Desperate immigrants, tired of waiting for legal entry, pay exorbitant fees and risk a grisly death to enter by illegal means.

5.8

A Thrill for Thelma

Nov 23, 1935

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.

6.0

Hit-and-Run Driver

Dec 28, 1935

A man runs over a young couple on a deserted road, then leaves the scene and tries to cover up the incident.

6.0

The Perfect Set-Up

Feb 1, 1936

In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.

6.0

Foolproof

Mar 7, 1936

Starts with "Anderson Family" court trial where wife testifies on the murder of her husband, while the police investigation finds some interesting twists to the crime. Part of the Crime Does Not Pay series

8.0

Fall Guy

Apr 14, 1945

Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.

The Wrong Way Out

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