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7 June 1941 (USA)
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Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Darryl Hickman | ... | Billy Phillips |
 | Tommy Baker | ... | Tommy Phillips (as Tom Baker) |
| Allan Lane | ... | Police Lieutenant |
| Cy Kendall | ... | Nick the Used Car Dealer |
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| Walter Baldwin | ... | Mr. Martin - Car Buyer (uncredited) |
| Barbara Bedford | ... | First Nurse, at Desk (uncredited) |
| Margaret Bert | ... | Mother in Waiting Room (uncredited) |
| Wade Boteler | ... | Tommy's Father (uncredited) |
| Helen Brown | ... | Billy & Tommy's Mother, Mrs. Phillips (uncredited) |
| John Butler | ... | Man Selling Wrecked Car (uncredited) |
| Naomi Childers | ... | Second Nurse, in Room (uncredited) |
| John Gallaudet | ... | Williams the Salesman (uncredited) |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Commissioner Blake (uncredited) |
| Edward Hearn | ... | Father in Waiting Room (uncredited) |
| Louis Jean Heydt | ... | Detective (uncredited) |
| William Lally | ... | Cop (uncredited) |
| George Lessey | ... | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | ... | Trucker (uncredited) |
| James Millican | ... | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Larry Nunn | ... | Bob - Tommy's Pal (uncredited) |
| Steve Pendleton | ... | Younger Police Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Frank Richards | ... | Loopy the Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | ... | Older Police Mechanic (uncredited) |
| Duke York | ... | Flagman (uncredited) |
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| Joseph M. Newman | (as Joe Newman) | ||
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| Howard Dimsdale | (original story) | |
| Howard Dimsdale | (screenplay) | |
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| Jack Chertok | .... | producer | |
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| Jackson Rose | |||
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| Adrienne Fazan | |||
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| Richard Duce | |||
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| Daniele Amfitheatrof | .... | composer: title music (uncredited) | |
| William Axt | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| David Snell | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
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"Crime Does Not Pay No. 35: Coffins on Wheels" - USA (series title)
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17 min (TCM print)
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Black and White (Sepiatone)
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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An MGM CRIME DOES NOT PAY Short Subject
A crooked car dealer sells COFFINS ON WHEELS, used cars which are dangerously unfit to be on the road.
This little film served as an admonition to car buyers to only purchase vehicles from reputable dealers. It is well made and fast moving, getting its message across effectively.
Darryl Hickman plays the tragic young Billy. Allan Lane is the determined police lieutenant. The vile car dealer is performed by Cy Kendall and his sleazy salesman by an uncredited John Gallaudet.
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Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something akin to writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.