The read
It runs a compact 22m.
Synopsis
This Crime Does Not Pay series entry dramatizes the idea that during wartime, people should not discuss anything related to their work when in public. A casual remark can be overheard by an enemy agent and used to sabotage the war effort. In this short, the story involves shipments of parts to a defense plant.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph M. NewmanDirector
Cast
- Donald DouglasFBI Agent Jack Sampson
- Gloria HoldenBeulah Anderson aka Beulah Binvicko
- Barry NelsonFBI Agent Freed
- Harry WorthOtto aka Anatole
- Mark DanielsMGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
- Dwight FryeZiggy (uncredited)
- James MillicanFBI Agent-Driver