

18 minutes to destroy the perfect lie — procedural cinema at its snappiest.
Direction
Seitz squeezes tension from phone calls and train schedules.
Acting
Edward Norris plays twins with just enough smirk to doom himself.

Director
George B. Seitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of MGM's 'Crime Does Not Pay' shorts — studio propaganda masquerading as entertainment, designed to make law enforcement look infallible.
Edward Norris plays both twins without trick photography — simple blocking and body doubles, proving restraint beats flash.