A Criminal Is Born (1938)
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.
Watch nowCrime, Drama
Cast
- George P. Breakston — Henry
- David Durand — Rodney 'Rod'
- Norman Phillips Jr. — Tom
- 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)
- Eddy Chandler — Rod's Father (uncredited)
- William Stack — Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
Where to watch A Criminal Is Born
TCM
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