20 minutes, one murder, and a wife who knows way too much. Justice moves FAST in 1936.
Starts with "Anderson Family" court trial where wife testifies on the murder of her husband, while the police investigation finds some interesting twists to the crime. Part of the Crime Does Not Pay series
Direction
Cahn crams a full trial into 20 relentless minutes.
Production
MGM's Crime Does Not Pay factory at peak efficiency.
Acting
Donrue Leighton delivers shady wife energy in under 10 minutes screen time.
Director
Edward L. Cahn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Crime Does Not Pay series ran 1935-1947 as MGM's answer to rising juvenile delinquency panic, with real police consultants lending faux-authenticity.
Edward L. Cahn directed 42 entries in this series — he could shoot a complete moral lesson in two days flat.
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