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For the Common Defense!

# Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Italian , Japanese , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 1942-06-20
⌚ Running Time: 22 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.7

Beloved Cast

John Litel original image
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
John Litel
Douglas Fowley original image
Dutch Mullner
Douglas Fowley
Stephen McNally original image
Lt. Guytan
Stephen McNally
Van Johnson original image
Agent Pritchard
Van Johnson
Egon Brecher original image
Adolph (uncredited)
Egon Brecher
Jacqueline Dalya original image
Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya
Mark Daniels original image
MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Daniels
Steven Geray original image
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
Steven Geray
José Portugal original image
Officer (uncredited)
José Portugal

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