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1 The Luckiest Guy in the World (1947 short)

This short is in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Charlie Vurn is always looking for the 'big score.' He bets on the horses and owes his bookie...

 7.4/10 46
2 A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: They're Always Caught (1938 short)

Shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.

 7.1/10 35
3 Buyer Beware (1940 short)

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.

 7.0/10 15
4 Think First (1939 short) 6.9/10 7
5 Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 1 Entitled 'Buried Loot' (1935 short)

An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.

 6.8/10 43
6 Know Your Money (1940 short)

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with the efforts of the Secret Service to detect counterfeit money and persecute those responsible for such crimes.

 "   27
7 Plan for Destruction (1943 documentary short)

This short explains how Germany's defeat in WWI sowed the seeds of its quest for world domination in WWII...

 "   38
8 A Gun in His Hand (1945 short)

Dennis Nordell joins the police force with a long-range goal; use the knowledge he gains to pursue a career of undetected crime...

 "   51
9 Hit-and-Run Driver (1935 short)

A man runs over a young couple on a deserted road, then leaves the scene and tries to cover up the incident.

 6.7/10 19
10 Think It Over (1938 short) 6.6/10 7
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11 Easy Life (1944 short) 6.6/10 22
12 Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 4: 'A Thrill for Thelma' (1935 short) 6.5/10 23
13 Jack Pot (1940 short) "   30
14 Money to Loan (1939 short) 6.4/10 17
15 It May Happen to You (1937 short) "   15
16 Soak the Poor (1937 short) "   19
17 A Criminal Is Born (1938 short) 6.2/10 22
18 Coffins on Wheels (1941 short) "   46
19 The Public Pays (1936 short) 6.1/10 45
20 Torture Money (1937 short) "   19
21 The Wrong Way Out (1938 short) "   16
22 Women in Hiding (1940 short) "   68
23 You, the People (1940 short) "   40
24 Dark Shadows (1944 short) "   21
25 Respect the Law (1941 short) "   23
26 The Perfect Set-Up (1936 short) "   14
27 Miracle Money (1938 short) 6.0/10 22
28 Sucker List (1941 short) "   18
29 Don't Talk (1942 short) "   40
30 The Last Installment: A Crime Does Not Pay Subject (1945 short) "   26
31 Forbidden Passage (1941 short) 5.9/10 57
32 What Price Safety! (1938 short) 5.8/10 9
33 Phantoms, Inc. (1945 short) 5.7/10 29
34 Alibi Racket (1935 short) "   25
35 Purity Squad (1945 short) 5.6/10 29
36 For the Common Defense! (1942 short) 5.4/10 56
37 Drunk Driving (1939 short) 5.3/10 23
38 Soak the Old (1940 short) 4.8/10 13
39 Patrolling the Ether (1944 short) 4.6/10 9
40 Desert Death (1935 short)
41 Behind the Criminal (1937 short)
42 Give Till It Hurts (1937 short)
43 Come Across (1938 short)
44 Help Wanted (1939 short)
45 While America Sleeps (1939 short)
46 Pound Foolish (1940 short)
47 Keep 'Em Sailing (1942 short)
48 Fall Guy (1945 short)

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