24 movies

October 10, 1936

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.

March 9, 1940

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

November 28, 1942

An FBI agent goes undercover to investigate the sabotage of American cargo ships.

August 17, 1940

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.

July 3, 1938

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.

November 3, 1945

This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.

July 26, 1941

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man and his racketeer buddies devise a scheme to bilk those already seemingly desperate for money of what little they have.

January 2, 1937

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.

November 23, 1935

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.

June 5, 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.

October 28, 1939

In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes drinking and driving, and the tragic consequences hit very close to home.

June 22, 1940

In this Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman wants to save her baby, but is afraid of telling her parents and has no money to pay the hospital costs involved. She falls prey to a baby-for-sale racket with quack doctors performing their services.

March 26, 1938

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, doctors scam patients with a fake cure for cancer.

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.

June 7, 1941

Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.

February 8, 1941

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short looks at the U.S. Department of Immigration's efforts to halt the smuggling of illegal aliens into the country. Desperate immigrants, tired of waiting for legal entry, pay exorbitant fees and risk a grisly death to enter by illegal means.

January 27, 1940

An expose of attempts by wealthy people to avoid payment of customs duties. Part of the MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series.

February 28, 1942

This Crime Does Not Pay series entry dramatizes the idea that during wartime, people should not discuss anything related to their work when in public. A casual remark can be overheard by an enemy agent and used to sabotage the war effort. In this short, the story involves shipments of parts to a defense plant.

January 19, 1935

An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.

January 4, 1941

Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.

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