A Criminal Is Born

1938

21m

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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.

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David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'
Warren McCollum
Jimmy Wheeler
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Joseph Crehan
Frank Wheeler
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Dorothy Vaughan
Martha Wheeler
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Eddy Waller
Cafe Owner Joe
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Ben Taggart
First Shooting Victim
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Harry C. Bradley
Druggist (uncredited)
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Eddy Chandler
Rod's Father (uncredited)
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William Stack
Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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Release date

June 5, 1938 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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