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The Perfect Set-Up

The Perfect Set-Up

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Crime   Drama
📜 Overview: In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1936-02-01
⌚ Running Time: 21 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Helene Chadwick original image
Mary (uncredited)
Helene Chadwick
Robert Dudley original image
Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
William Gould original image
San Francisco Police Detective (uncredited)
William Gould
Mahlon Hamilton original image
Witness (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
William Henry original image
Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)
William Henry
J. Anthony Hughes original image
Chet (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Frank Shannon original image
Detective Hewitt (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Ben Taggart original image
Police Detective (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
William Tannen original image
MGM Crime Reporter Jim (uncredited)
William Tannen
Harry Tyler original image
Dave Mayne (uncredited)
Harry Tyler

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