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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.6
Released
1938
July 3, 1938
88 years ago
Genre
CrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1939
- Best Short Subject, Two-reel1939Nominated
and 10 more19 people
- Stanley RidgesDr. John Pritchard
- John EldredgeJimmy Stark
- Louis Jean HeydtEddie Diesel
- Charles WaldronMayor Fletcher
- May BeattyGrocery Clerk (uncredited)
- Helen BrownEddie's Wife (uncredited)
- JBJohn ButlerConcession Stand Owner Montel (uncredited)
- JCJames ConatyReporter (uncredited)
- NFNeil FitzgeraldForensic Assistant (uncredited)
- HGHarrison GreeneFireman Sturber (uncredited)
- Chuck HamiltonDetective (uncredited)
- Mahlon HamiltonMan in Forensics Lab (uncredited)
- CACharles Anthony HughesDetective (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart HullBusinessman (uncredited)
Paul KrugerDetective (uncredited)
Claire McDowellMrs. Fletcher (uncredited)- TPTed PearsonMGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Larry SteersMan in Automobile (uncredited)
Morgan WallaceCrime Boss Big Matty (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Harold S. Bucquet Director
Writing · 1
- John C. Higgins Screenplay, Original Story
Production · 1
- Jack Chertok Producer
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