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The Public Pays(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-10-10
71%
11 Votes
Time: 0h 19m
Startling expose of modern racketeering!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: The Public Pays
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Alexander
Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Grocer (uncredited)
Betty Ross Clarke
Paige's Secretary (uncredited)
John Dilson
Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Woman from the Relief Bureau (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
Milk Company Executive Markovitz (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Officer Donovan (uncredited)
George Humbert
Italian Milk Dealer Simonelli (uncredited)
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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.
Release Date
1936-10-10
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Startling expose of modern racketeering!
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