A Criminal Is Born

An entry in MGM's Crime Does Not Pay series, this short tells the true story of how a young man, ignored by his parents, gets into a gang and starts a crime spree which leads to murder.

• Leslie FentonDirector

• George P. BreakstonHenry
• David DurandRodney 'Rod'
• Norman Phillips Jr.Tom
• Warren McCollumJimmy Wheeler
• Joseph CrehanFrank Wheeler
• Dorothy VaughanMartha Wheeler
• Eddy WallerCafe Owner Joe
• Ben TaggartFirst Shooting Victim
• Harry StrangCop
• Harry C. BradleyDruggist (uncredited)
• Eddy ChandlerRod's Father (uncredited)
• William StackJudge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)