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A Criminal Is Born (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 21 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Leslie Fenton
- Starring
- Joseph Crehan, Warren McCollum, Eddy Waller, Harry Strang, Eddy Chandler, Ben Taggart
Part of MGM’s Crime Does Not Pay series, this short dramatizes the true tale of a neglected youth who falls in with a street gang, launches a violent crime spree, and ultimately commits murder, showing how parental indifference can drive a young man toward a fatal path.
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