For the Common Defense! (1942)

06/20/1942 (US) • 22m

Drama, Crime

Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject

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.

Top Billed 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)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

war propaganda

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