Traffic with the Devil

Aug 31, 1946

0h 19m

★ 6.3

Overview

This "Theater of Life" series short looks at traffic problems in Los Angeles, California, as described and experienced by Sgt. Charles Reineke, a traffic enforcement officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Associated Press

Traffic with the Devil Trailers

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Cast

Himself - Narrator

Charles Reineke

Out-of-Gas Motorist (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Motorist (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Irate Motorist, Honking Horn (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Irate Motorist (uncredited)

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