
A Criminal Is Born
8.0
1938
0h 21m
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Leslie Fenton
Top Cast

George P. Breakston
Henry

David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'
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Norman Phillips Jr.
Tom
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Warren McCollum
Jimmy Wheeler

Joseph Crehan
Frank Wheeler

Dorothy Vaughan
Martha Wheeler

Eddy Waller
Cafe Owner Joe

Ben Taggart
First Shooting Victim

Harry Strang
Cop

Harry C. Bradley
Druggist (uncredited)


















