Sucker List

Jul 26, 1941

0h 19m

★ 7.0

Overview

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Sucker List Trailers

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Cast

Mary Allen

Lynne Carver

Mr. Brown

Noel Madison

William Allen

John Archer

Old Man

George Cleveland

Charles Adams (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Secretary (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

Gus (uncredited)

John Butler

James Sawyer (uncredited)

John Hamilton

Jake (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Secretary (uncredited)

May McAvoy

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