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For the Common Defense!

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For the Common Defense!

Jun 20, 1942

0h 22m

★ 5.0

Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject

Overview

This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

John Litel

Subprefect Santiago Castillo

John Litel

Douglas Fowley

Dutch Mullner

Douglas Fowley

Stephen McNally

Lt. Guytan

Stephen McNally

Van Johnson

Agent Pritchard

Van Johnson

Egon Brecher

Adolph (uncredited)

Egon Brecher

Jacqueline Dalya

Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)

Jacqueline Dalya

Mark Daniels

MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)

Mark Daniels

Steven Geray

Heinrich Ort (uncredited)

Steven Geray

No Image

Officer (uncredited)

José Portugal

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