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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.
Official Trailer
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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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Title
For the Common Defense!
Released
Jun 20, 1942
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United States of America
Original Audio
English
Runtime
22m
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
