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The Perfect Set-Up
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The Perfect Set-Up

1936
Directed byEdward L. Cahn
0h 21m

In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.

CAST
Helene ChadwickMary (uncredited)Robert DudleyTheatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)William GouldSan Francisco Police Detective (uncredited)
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Mahlon HamiltonWitness (uncredited)
William HenryAlan E. Saunders (uncredited)
J. Anthony HughesChet (uncredited)
Frank ShannonDetective Hewitt (uncredited)
Ben TaggartPolice Detective (uncredited)
William TannenMGM Crime Reporter Jim (uncredited)
Harry TylerDave Mayne (uncredited)
DETAILS
GENRES
CrimeDrama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.0

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