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28 October 1939 (USA)
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In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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A bit preachy but still very effective.
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Dick Purcell | ... | John Jones |
| Jo Ann Sayers | ... | Mrs. Jones |
| Richard Lane | ... | Rick |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Granville Bates | ... | Mr. Jenks (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Second Cop (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | ... | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Sarah Edwards | ... | Motorist (uncredited) |
| Harrison Greene | ... | Refrigerator Customer (uncredited) |
| Robert Middlemass | ... | Inspector Doyle (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | ... | First Cop (uncredited) |
| William Tannen | ... | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) |
| Phillip Trent | ... | MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited) |
| Eddy Waller | ... | Slow Driving Motorist (uncredited) |
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| David Miller | |||
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| Karl Kamb | (story) | |
| Karl Kamb | (screenplay) | |
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| Jack Chertok | .... | producer | |
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| Paul Vogel | |||
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| Albert Akst | |||
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- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (USA) (theatrical)
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"Crime Does Not Pay No. 25: Drunk Driving" - USA (series title)
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22 min
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John Jones (Dick Purcell) is a man who is going places with his job. After learning about about his promotion, he and a co-worker go out for some drinks. On his way home, he's cited by a cop for driving under the influence. However, this warning means little and Jones just chalks it up to being a mistake. A short time later, Jones again has a few drinks and drives--but this time it all ends in tragedy.
This is one of many episodes of the MGM series "Crime Does Not Pay". For the most part, they're very good short films with a strong anti-crime message. Occasionally, like in "Drunk Driving" they might come off as a bit heavy-handed--but it is still quite effective and well made. Plus, hopefully some folks might have seen this and actually learned from it.