A Gun in His Hand

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.

• Joseph LoseyDirector
• Charles F. RoyalScreenplay

• Tom TroutPolice Officer Dennis Nordell
• Richard GainesPolice Inspector Dana
• Anthony CarusoFrankie
• Hugh BeaumontPolice Academy Graduate (uncredited)
• William ChalleeSnorky (uncredited)
• Roger MoorePolice Instructor (uncredited)
• Robert Emmett O'ConnorVeteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
• Arthur SpaceCalvin 'Whitey' Foster (uncredited)
• Harry StrangPolice Captain R.C. Johnson (uncredited)
• William TannenPolice Lab Technician Wilson (uncredited)
• Ray TealPolice Lt. O'Neill (uncredited)
• Charles C. WilsonChief of Police (uncredited)