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A Criminal Is Born poster

7.45 votes

Movie

A Criminal Is Born

1938•21m•Crime, Drama

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.

Top cast

George P. Breakston

George P. Breakston

David Durand

Norman Phillips Jr.

Warren McCollum

Joseph Crehan

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

Eddy Waller

Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

Harry Strang

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

Details

Director: Leslie Fenton
Writer: —
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country

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Keywords

hold-up robbery youth gang juvenile crime crime spree weak parent

United States

Original language

English

Release date

June 5, 1938

Status

Released

crime does not pay