The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Harold F. KressDirector
- Charles F. RoyalWriter
Cast
- Byron FoulgerDr. Laren aka Dr. Dibson
- Dick ElliottJudge Gilmenn
- Morris AnkrumDr. Adams (uncredited)
- Paul E. BurnsJanitor John Billings (uncredited)
- Edward EarleJudge (uncredited)
- Franklyn FarnumRadio Station Man in Studio (uncredited)
- Frank FentonChester Malton (uncredited)
- William ForrestDr. Cooper (uncredited)
- Selmer JacksonDarles F. Peters (uncredited)
- Paul LangtonMr. Winthrop (uncredited)
Themes
drugcrime does not pay