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A Criminal Is Born

7.4/ 10 · 0K votes
1938-06-05
21m
EN
Released
CrimeDrama

Storyline

An entry in MGM's Crime Does Not Pay series, this short tells the true story of how a young man, ignored by his parents, gets into a gang and starts a crime spree which leads to murder.

Director

Leslie Fenton

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Keywords

hold-up robberyyouth gangjuvenile crimecrime spreeweak parentcrime does not pay

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-MayerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Cast

George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

Henry

David Durand

David Durand

Rodney 'Rod'

Norman Phillips Jr.

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

Warren McCollum

Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

Eddy Waller

Eddy Waller

Cafe Owner Joe

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

Harry Strang

Harry Strang

Cop

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

William Stack

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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A Criminal Is Born was released on June 5, 1938.

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A Criminal Is Born was directed by Leslie Fenton.

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The main cast of A Criminal Is Born includes George P. Breakston, David Durand, Norman Phillips Jr., Warren McCollum.

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A Criminal Is Born has a runtime of 21m.

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A Criminal Is Born is classified as Crime, Drama.

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