A Criminal Is Born (1938)

A Criminal Is Born (1938)

1938-06-05 United States of America 21 Min. PG-13
7.5 2 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

David Durand is Rodney 'Rod'
Rodney 'Rod'
Warren McCollum is Jimmy Wheeler
Jimmy Wheeler
Joseph Crehan is Frank Wheeler
Frank Wheeler
Dorothy Vaughan is Martha Wheeler
Martha Wheeler
Eddy Waller is Cafe Owner Joe
Cafe Owner Joe
Ben Taggart is First Shooting Victim
First Shooting Victim
Harry C. Bradley is Druggist (uncredited)
Druggist (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler is Rod's Father (uncredited)
Rod's Father (uncredited)
William Stack is Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)