They're Always Caught

Nan
0h 22m
1938
5.875 /10 (8)

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Genre : Crime
Languages : English
Released Date: 1938-07-03

Top Billed Cast

Stanley Ridges

Dr. John Pritchard

John Eldredge

Jimmy Stark

Louis Jean Heydt

Eddie Diesel

Charles Waldron

Mayor Fletcher

May Beatty

Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

Helen Brown

Eddie's Wife (uncredited)

John Butler

Concession Stand Owner Montel (uncredited)

James Conaty

Reporter (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

Forensic Assistant (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Fireman Sturber (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

Detective (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton

Man in Forensics Lab (uncredited)

Charles Anthony Hughes

Detective (uncredited)

Arthur Stuart Hull

Businessman (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Detective (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)

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