A Criminal Is Born
6.2
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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Cast
16 people
George P. Breakston
Henry
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David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'
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Leslie Fenton
Jack Chertok
George P Breakston
Henry
Norman Phillips Jr.
Tom
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Sidewalks of New York
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Warren McCollum
Jimmy Wheeler
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Tell Your Children
Joseph Crehan
Frank Wheeler
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The Roaring Twenties
Phantom Lady
Dorothy Vaughan
Martha Wheeler
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Gentleman Jim
Black Legion
Eddy Waller
Cafe Owner Joe
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Man Without a Star
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Ben Taggart
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Harry Strang
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Buck Privates
Leslie Fenton Director
United States release June 5, 1938 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Distribution
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 5, 1938
Theatrical
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