05 June 1938 Drama, Crime 21 mins
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.
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George P. Breakston as Henry
David Durand as Rodney 'Rod'
Norman Phillips Jr. as Tom
Warren McCollum as Jimmy Wheeler
Joseph Crehan as Frank Wheeler
Dorothy Vaughan as Martha Wheeler
Eddy Waller as Cafe Owner Joe
Ben Taggart as First Shooting Victim
Harry Strang as Cop
Harry C. Bradley as Druggist (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler as Rod's Father (uncredited)
William Stack as Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
Crime Does Not Pay No. 17: A Criminal Is Born Trailer
United States 05 June 1938
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