They're Always Caught

Unrated

7/3/193822m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.

Director:

Harold S. Bucquet

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

investigation
clue
criminal investigation
forensic
crime investigation
crime does not pay

Cast

Stanley Ridges

~ as ~

Dr. John Pritchard

John Eldredge

~ as ~

Jimmy Stark

Louis Jean Heydt

~ as ~

Eddie Diesel

Charles Waldron

~ as ~

Mayor Fletcher

May Beatty

~ as ~

Grocery Clerk (uncredited)

Helen Brown

~ as ~

Eddie's Wife (uncredited)

John Butler

~ as ~

Concession Stand Owner Montel (uncredited)

James Conaty

~ as ~

Reporter (uncredited)

Neil Fitzgerald

~ as ~

Forensic Assistant (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

~ as ~

Fireman Sturber (uncredited)

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 5 month(s) ago
6
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, but it does quite interestingly showcase just how scientific advances can glean clues from the most innocuous of fibres, powders and fabrics that might be ordinarily commonplace, but when used to build a case, can prove remarkably effective. This one is a little contrived, but if you are an arch-criminal planning a dastardly crime, it might just teach you to wear an hair-net and some mittens.