Police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.Police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.Police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
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Murray Alper
- Little Davie Barkell
- (uncredited)
King Baggot
- False Accident Witness
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
John Hamilton
- Capt. Michael Karnahan
- (uncredited)
Raymond Hatton
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Bernadene Hayes
- Debbie - False Accident Victim
- (uncredited)
Mary Howard
- Nurse Barry
- (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
- False Accident Witness
- (uncredited)
Roger Moore
- Cabbie
- (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
- Alex Carmathy
- (uncredited)
William Royle
- Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
Mel Ruick
- Henchman Red
- (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
- Dr. Morgan
- (uncredited)
Norman Willis
- Henchman Doc
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe $100 000.00 collected in the scams from Universal Insurance would be the equivalent of about $2,077,000.00 in the year 2023.
- Crazy credits[Opening Card]This picture exposes a crime situation as unbelievable as it is grim. These crimes are more widespread than the public realizes, and I am happy to endorse this film with the hope that it will help destroy a vicious racket.
James E. Davis
Chief of Police,
Los Angeles, California
- ConnectionsFollowed by It May Happen to You (1937)
Featured review
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Edwin Maxwell is a crooked lawyer with a well-organized racket. He sends out members of his large gang to organize an 'accident', with plenty of witnesses, then settles profitably with the insurance company. Little does he know that the insurance companies have detected his fraud and Captain John Hamilton and his mustache have sent in policeman George Lynn to infiltrate the gang. The audience can be certain of one thing: Crime Does Not Pay!
The long-running MGM series was still pretty new at this point, which is probably why this mediocre entry wound up with an Oscar in one of the short subject categories. It's hard to get people upset about insurance fraud. True, it can run into millions of dollars (these days, billions), but people think of the bill being paid by the insurance companies. Ah, but where do the insurance companies get that money? From you and you and you, Mr. And Mrs. Audience Member!
I still am surprised at its win. Perhaps there were several insurance company owners in the Academy in those days.
The long-running MGM series was still pretty new at this point, which is probably why this mediocre entry wound up with an Oscar in one of the short subject categories. It's hard to get people upset about insurance fraud. True, it can run into millions of dollars (these days, billions), but people think of the bill being paid by the insurance companies. Ah, but where do the insurance companies get that money? From you and you and you, Mr. And Mrs. Audience Member!
I still am surprised at its win. Perhaps there were several insurance company owners in the Academy in those days.
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- boblipton
- Oct 6, 2019
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- A Crime Does Not Pay Subject: Torture Money
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- Runtime21 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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