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.
Where to Watch
Top Cast
George P. Breakston
Henry
David Durand
Rodney 'Rod'
Norman Phillips Jr.
Tom
Warren McCollum
Jimmy Wheeler
Joseph Crehan
Frank Wheeler
Dorothy Vaughan
Martha Wheeler
Eddy Waller
Cafe Owner Joe
Ben Taggart
First Shooting Victim
Harry Strang
Cop
Harry C. Bradley
Druggist (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Rod's Father (uncredited)
William Stack
Judge Charles Edwin Marshall (uncredited)
More Like This
Belly
Ill Manors
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
The Grissom Gang
Lost in the Sun
The Outsiders
Siberian Education
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Young Savages
Little Caesar
The Newton Boys
The Asphalt Jungle
Dead End
Criminal Activities
South Central
True Believer
The Protector
What Doesn't Kill You
Sleepless
The Sound of Fury