For the Common Defense! (1942)

For the Common Defense! (1942)

Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject 1942-06-20 United States of America 22 Min. PG-13
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Overview

This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.

Cast

John Litel is Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Douglas Fowley is Dutch Mullner
Dutch Mullner
Stephen McNally is Lt. Guytan
Lt. Guytan
Van Johnson is Agent Pritchard
Agent Pritchard
Egon Brecher is Adolph (uncredited)
Adolph (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya is Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Mark Daniels is MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Steven Geray is Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
José Portugal is Officer (uncredited)
Officer (uncredited)