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The OG crime warning: 20 minutes of slot machines, corruption, and Hugh Beaumont before he became TV's perfect dad.
TMDB
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IMDb
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Jack Pot (1940)

Pre-noir gritMoral panic cinemaBureaucratic thriller

Overview

DramaCrime

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with illegal gambling and bookmaking.

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Content warning
police raidcorrupt politicianillegal gamblingmob actioncrime does not paypublic service announcementslot machine
Moral corruptionPolitical graftWorking-class exploitation

Standout Aspects

Production

MGM's infamous 'Crime Does Not Pay' propaganda machine.

Acting

Tom Neal's slippery bookie before his own real-life murder trial.

Best for:Solo: Quick history lesson between real movies.·Background: Weird energy for folding laundry.
Roy Rowland

Director

Roy Rowland

ReleasedMar 9, 1940
Runtime20m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Top Cast

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Frank Watson

Ann Morriss

Ann Morriss

Rocky's Moll

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Rocky Fallon

Jean Rouverol

Jean Rouverol

Ruth

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Mechanic (uncredited)

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Bryan (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Mayor Steven Andrews (uncredited)

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Mr. Higby (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of over 50 'Crime Does Not Pay' shorts MGM cranked out from 1935-1947, essentially government-funded scare propaganda.

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