Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueUnscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.
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Tommy Baker
- Tommy Phillips
- (as Tom Baker)
Raymond Bailey
- Ray - Lab Tech
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Courtroom Lawyer
- (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
- Mr. Martin - Car Buyer
- (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
- First Nurse - Hospital Desk
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Mother in Waiting Room
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Tommy's Father
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Man Selling Wrecked Car
- (uncredited)
Naomi Childers
- Second Nurse - Hospital Room
- (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
- Williams - Used Car Salesman
- (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
- Commissioner Blake
- (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
- Father in Waiting Room
- (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
- Detective
- (uncredited)
William Lally
- Cop
- (uncredited)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe $149.50 that Tommy paid for his jalopy would equate to nearly $3000 in 2023.
- GaffesAfter the wreck, there is a shot from inside the ambulance looking out the windshield. 'Ambulance' is printed on the bottom of the windshield in big letters. The next shot is of the ambulance at the accident scene, but the the writing is no longer there.
- ConnexionsEdited into Mr. Blabbermouth! (1942)
Commentaire en vedette
Predictable short film from the "Crime Does Not Pay" series of the '40s...
This is a well done but predictable short from the series popular during the early '40s illustrating that crime does not pay.
Used car dealer (CY KENDALL) uses smooth talk and unethical tactics to convince buyers they're getting a good deal when it comes to purchasing a used car. In actuality, they're getting cars that have been superficially painted and customized cheaply to correct whatever flaws existed.
A teen-ager (who looks much too young to be driving in the first place) is gullible enough to buy a car that is really a pile of junk painted over and given a few gimmicky things to make it appear like a real buy. What he doesn't know is that the brakes are weak. A strip of asbestos around the brake drum is used to fix a brake problem.
The dealers protect themselves by selling the autos in a condition described as "sold as is." An elderly gent is sold a car that has serious clutch problems but is denied a return on his money when he makes a complaint.
It's up to the D.A. (ALLAN LANE) to bring the bad guys to court after a serious accident kills one boy (DARRYL HICKMAN) and puts the other into the hospital.
"These cars would have been a death trap even if the brakes had held," says someone after court proceedings are over and the men are convicted and sent to jail.
At the end, we hear the narrator say: "This case must serve as a warning to the public."
Summing up: Good public service announcement, fast moving and swift in making its point.
Used car dealer (CY KENDALL) uses smooth talk and unethical tactics to convince buyers they're getting a good deal when it comes to purchasing a used car. In actuality, they're getting cars that have been superficially painted and customized cheaply to correct whatever flaws existed.
A teen-ager (who looks much too young to be driving in the first place) is gullible enough to buy a car that is really a pile of junk painted over and given a few gimmicky things to make it appear like a real buy. What he doesn't know is that the brakes are weak. A strip of asbestos around the brake drum is used to fix a brake problem.
The dealers protect themselves by selling the autos in a condition described as "sold as is." An elderly gent is sold a car that has serious clutch problems but is denied a return on his money when he makes a complaint.
It's up to the D.A. (ALLAN LANE) to bring the bad guys to court after a serious accident kills one boy (DARRYL HICKMAN) and puts the other into the hospital.
"These cars would have been a death trap even if the brakes had held," says someone after court proceedings are over and the men are convicted and sent to jail.
At the end, we hear the narrator say: "This case must serve as a warning to the public."
Summing up: Good public service announcement, fast moving and swift in making its point.
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- Doylenf
- 25 août 2008
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Crime Does Not Pay No. 35: Coffins on Wheels
- Lieux de tournage
- Westwood, Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis(accident scene - Fox Village Theatre seen in background with its iconic tower, Bruin Service repair shop visible next door)
- société de production
- Consultez plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
- Durée17 minutes
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1
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