Top billed cast

1. 

   Stanley Ridges

   Dr. John Pritchard

2. 

   John Eldredge

   Jimmy Stark

3. 

   Louis Jean Heydt

   Eddie Diesel

4. 

   Charles Waldron

   Mayor Fletcher

5. 

   May Beatty

   Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

6. 

   Helen Brown

   Eddie's Wife (uncredited)

7. 

   John Butler

   Concession Stand Owner Montel (uncredited)

8. 

   James Conaty

   Reporter (uncredited)

9. 

   Neil Fitzgerald

   Forensic Assistant (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-12

Well as if you didn’t know already… crime does not pay! This edition from the MGM crime reporter tells us the story of a mayor determined to stamp out organised crime. The first five minutes illustrate to us that now he hasn’t his enemies to seek, and so when he ends up singing with the angels, we’re not surprised and the police forensic experts have quite a conundrum to solve. They do have an obvious candidate, but is he just too convenient, especially as one of the late official’s aides looks like he is trying to railroad the process for a quick conviction? It is all a bit basic, b...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• investigation
• clue
• criminal investigation
• forensic
• crime investigation
• crime does not pay