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For the Common Defense!

1942
Directed byAllan Kenward
0h 22m

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.

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John LitelSubprefect Santiago CastilloDouglas FowleyDutch MullnerStephen McNally
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Egon BrecherAdolph (uncredited)
Jacqueline DalyaBuckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
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Steven GerayHeinrich Ort (uncredited)
José PortugalOfficer (uncredited)
DETAILS
GENRES
DramaCrime
STATUSReleased
RATING
4.7

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