A Criminal Is Born poster
Movie193821 minReleased

A Criminal Is Born

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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Language
EN
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Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Scope
21 min
Total runtime
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

George P. Breakston

Henry

#2

David Durand

Rodney 'Rod'

#3

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

#4

Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

#5

Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

#6

Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

#7

Eddy Waller

Cafe Owner Joe

#8

Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

#9

Harry Strang

Cop

#10

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

#11

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

#12

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)

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Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

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JC

Jack Chertok

Producer

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TMDB Score

7.8

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