For the Common Defense!

This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.

• Allan KenwardDirector
• John C. HigginsScreenplay

• John LitelSubprefect Santiago Castillo
• Douglas FowleyDutch Mullner
• Stephen McNallyLt. Guytan
• Van JohnsonAgent Pritchard
• Egon BrecherAdolph (uncredited)
• Jacqueline DalyaBuckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
• Mark DanielsMGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
• Steven GerayHeinrich Ort (uncredited)
• José PortugalOfficer (uncredited)