
Film
For the Common Defense!
1942 · 22m · Drama · Crime
Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject
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Overview
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.
Cast

John Litel
Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Douglas Fowley
Dutch Mullner

Stephen McNally
Lt. Guytan

Van Johnson
Agent Pritchard

Egon Brecher
Adolph (uncredited)

Jacqueline Dalya
Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)

Mark Daniels
MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)

Steven Geray
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
José Portugal
Officer (uncredited)
Crew
- Allan KenwardDirector
- John C. HigginsScreenplay
- Jackson RoseDirector of Photography
- Jack RuggieroEditor
Details
- Release date
- June 20, 1942
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
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