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For the Common Defense! (1942)

Genre : Drama, Crime

Runtime : 22M

Director : Allan Kenward
Writer : John C. Higgins

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Allan Kenward
Allan Kenward
Director
John C. Higgins
John C. Higgins
Screenplay
Jackson Rose
Jackson Rose
Director of Photography
Jack Ruggiero
Jack Ruggiero
Editor
Richard Duce
Richard Duce
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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