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For the Common Defense!(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-06-20
47%
7 Votes
Time: 0h 22m
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.
Languages: English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: For the Common Defense!
Top 9 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)
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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.
Release Date
1942-06-20
Average
4.7
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Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject
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