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They're Always Caught
They're Always Caught

They're Always Caught

Genres

Crime

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This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

22 mins

Rating

5.875/10

Release Date

03 July 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Stanley Ridges

Stanley Ridges

Dr. John Pritchard

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Jimmy Stark

Louis Jean Heydt

Louis Jean Heydt

Eddie Diesel

Charles Waldron

Charles Waldron

Mayor Fletcher

May Beatty

May Beatty

Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

Helen Brown

Helen Brown

Eddie's Wife (uncredited)

John Butler

John Butler

Concession Stand Owner Montel (uncredited)

James Conaty

James Conaty

Reporter (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

Neil Fitzgerald

Forensic Assistant (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Harrison Greene

Fireman Sturber (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Chuck Hamilton

Detective (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton

Mahlon Hamilton

Man in Forensics Lab (uncredited)

Charles Anthony Hughes

Charles Anthony Hughes

Detective (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Arthur Stuart Hull

Businessman (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

Detective (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

Ted Pearson

Ted Pearson

MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Man in Automobile (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Crime Boss Big Matty (uncredited)

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