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For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense!
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For the Common Defense!

1942
22m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1942

Runtime

22m

Storyline

"Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
22m
Jun 20, 1942
Languages
English
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Director
Allan Kenward
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

John Litel

John Litel

Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Dutch Mullner

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

Lt. Guytan

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Agent Pritchard

Egon Brecher

Egon Brecher

Adolph (uncredited)

Jacqueline Dalya

Jacqueline Dalya

Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Heinrich Ort (uncredited)

José Portugal

Officer (uncredited)

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