June 5th, 1938
A Criminal Is Born
Crime
Drama
8.0
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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Henry
Rodney 'Rod'
Tom
Jimmy Wheeler
Frank Wheeler
Martha Wheeler
Cafe Owner Joe
First Shooting Victim
Cop
Druggist (uncredited)
Rod's Father (uncredited)
Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)