A protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.A protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.A protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
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Barbara Bedford
- Markovitz's Secretary
- (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
- Grocer
- (uncredited)
Russ Clark
- Officer Jerry
- (uncredited)
Betty Ross Clarke
- Paige's Secretary
- (uncredited)
John Dilson
- Moore, Milk Company Executive
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Woman from the Relief Bureau
- (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
- Markovitz, Milk Company Executive
- (uncredited)
Robert Homans
- Officer Donovan
- (uncredited)
George Humbert
- Simonelli, Italian Milk Dealer
- (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
- Police Chief John Carney
- (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
- Racketeer
- (uncredited)
Boots Lebaron
- Sonny
- (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
- Charles Paige
- (uncredited)
William Pawley
- Kelly
- (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
- Moran's Hood
- (uncredited)
John Rice
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Cap Somers
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe set for the crooks' office is the same one Clark Gable's character uses in Wife vs. Secretary (1936).
- GoofsThe police chief of the city where the crooks set up their racket says he thought such crimes were usually only found in big cities, and not a small one like his. However, outside the window of the crooks' office can be seen New York skyscrapers.
- Quotes
[last lines]
John Allgren, Department of Justice: Extortion demands good organization, clever brains, and much money, but extortion cannot operate against a brave man who faces down these parasites and goes to the police for help. He cannot be robbed!
- ConnectionsFollowed by Torture Money (1937)
Featured review
Good portrayal of racketeering in this movie short
This is a very well dramatized short subject by MGM in 1936. Extra or bonus shorts such as this played with the main feature films of the studio theater days that ran through the 1960s. This short is on racketeering. It's very well done and won the Oscar for 1936 short subjects.
In the early decades of the 20th century, phony associations were formed in cities by gangsters who then "convinced" merchants to join them. This film shows a racketeering operation in which the phony association then could control the market and set prices to consumers. That's where the term racketeering comes from. This short gives a good example. Other types of criminal organizations didn't set prices or get involved in the marketing, but simply provided "protection" for their members. Those were organizations in name only – usually headed by a crime boss or family.
In the early decades of the 20th century, phony associations were formed in cities by gangsters who then "convinced" merchants to join them. This film shows a racketeering operation in which the phony association then could control the market and set prices to consumers. That's where the term racketeering comes from. This short gives a good example. Other types of criminal organizations didn't set prices or get involved in the marketing, but simply provided "protection" for their members. Those were organizations in name only – usually headed by a crime boss or family.
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- SimonJack
- Dec 28, 2016
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- Also known as
- Crime Does Not Pay No. 8: The Public Pays
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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