A Criminal Is Born

Leslie Fenton
1938-06-05


6
21 min

An entry in MGM's Crime Does Not Pay series, this short tells the true story of how a young man, ignored by his parents, gets into a gang and starts a crime spree which leads to murder.

Cast

Name Character Team
George P. Breakston Henry Unowned
David Durand Rodney 'Rod' Unowned
Norman Phillips Jr. Tom Unowned
Warren McCollum Jimmy Wheeler Unowned
Joseph Crehan Frank Wheeler Unowned
Dorothy Vaughan Martha Wheeler Unowned
Eddy Waller Cafe Owner Joe Unowned
Ben Taggart First Shooting Victim Unowned
Harry Strang Cop Unowned
Harry C. Bradley Druggist (uncredited) Unowned
Eddy Chandler Rod's Father (uncredited) Unowned
William Stack Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited) Unowned