A Criminal Is Born
A Criminal Is Born

A Criminal Is Born (1938)

1938-06-05

(US) •

Crime,

Drama

8.0/10

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Overview

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.

Movie Cast

A Criminal Is Born

George P. Breakston

Henry

A Criminal Is Born

David Durand

Rodney 'Rod'

A Criminal Is Born

Norman Phillips Jr.

Tom

A Criminal Is Born

Warren McCollum

Jimmy Wheeler

A Criminal Is Born

Joseph Crehan

Frank Wheeler

A Criminal Is Born

Dorothy Vaughan

Martha Wheeler

A Criminal Is Born

Eddy Waller

Cafe Owner Joe

A Criminal Is Born

Ben Taggart

First Shooting Victim

A Criminal Is Born

Harry Strang

Cop

A Criminal Is Born

Harry C. Bradley

Druggist (uncredited)

A Criminal Is Born

Eddy Chandler

Rod's Father (uncredited)

A Criminal Is Born

William Stack

Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)