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Director:
Allan Kenward
Writers:
John C. Higgins (screenplay)
John C. Higgins (story)
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Release Date:
20 June 1942 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Short See more »
Plot:
This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

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John Litel ... Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Douglas Fowley ... Dutch Mullner
Stephen McNally ... Lt. Guytan (as Horace McNally)

Van Johnson ... Agent Pritchard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Egon Brecher ... Adolph (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya ... Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Mark Daniels ... MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Steven Geray ... Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
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Directed by
Allan Kenward  (as Allan R. Kenward)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
John C. Higgins  screenplay
John C. Higgins  story

Cinematography by
Jackson Rose 
 
Film Editing by
Jack Ruggiero 
 
Art Direction by
Richard Duce 
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Crime Does Not Pay No. 37: For the Common Defense" - USA (series title)
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Runtime:
22 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #8205)
Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

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Included as a bonus feature in Warner Home Video's 2004 DVD release of Mrs. Miniver (1942).See more »

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