An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.
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- Man in Getaway Car
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- Bob - Detective
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- Police Squad Car Driver
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- Apartment Girl
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- Louie Rattig
- (uncredited)
- Edward Swain
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- Bob
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- Apartment Onlooker
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- Attorney at Trial
- (uncredited)
- Court Clerk
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- Cell Guard
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- Girl in Apartment
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- Albert (Al) Douglas
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- Bank President
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- Death House Guard
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst lead role in a picture at MGM for Robert Taylor.
- Quotes
[first lines]
MGM Reporter: How do you do, ladies and gentlemen. This is the MGM reporter speaking. I'm a man on a mission. It's my privilege to examine police files and prison records, to interview prominent authorities throughout the country, and bring to you undeniably, proof of the message that crime does not pay. You can't beat the law. The cards are stacked against you. At this time it is my privilege to interview Mr. Edward Swain, the International Bonding Company. Mr. Swain has promised me an incident that will poignantly illustrate the fact that sometime, somewhere, the criminal always pays. Am I right, Mr. Swain?
Edward Swain: You certainly are, Mac. The case of young Al Douglas illustrates your point. There are many others in our records, but this one is unusual and mighty interesting. Young Douglas was a teller in a bank. It wasn't long before the easy money he handled got him into trouble.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Big House (1930)
The film is made in a semi-documentary style and is entitled a "Crime Does Not Pay" film. It begins with a narrator and government official preaching that crime is bad and then the narrator talks about a strange case that proves this assertion. Robert Taylor's character works in a bank and embezzles $200,000 (a HUGE sum of money in 1935) and is naturally sent to jail. However, very oddly, he turns himself in to the boss and doesn't try to run--saying he spent the money gambling and having fun. There's a lot more to it than that but I really don't want to spoil it. Suffice to say, though, that it's pretty exciting and what happens to handsome Taylor's face is pretty cool to see.
Overall, while not a great film, it is very unusual as well as a great curio for film history buffs and fans of Hollywood's Golden Age.
- planktonrules
- Mar 11, 2007
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- Also known as
- Crime Does Not Pay #1: Buried Loot
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- Runtime19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1