The Public Pays (1936)

Name: The Public Pays
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1936-10-10
Duration: 19 min
Cast: Richard Alexander, Barbara Bedford, Harry C. Bradley, Russ Clark, Betty Ross Clarke

Startling expose of modern racketeering!

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.

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Released 1936-10-10 · 19 min · Crime, Drama

Directed by Errol Taggart

Cast

Richard Alexander as Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley as Grocer (uncredited)
Russ Clark as Officer Jerry (uncredited)
Betty Ross Clarke as Paige's Secretary (uncredited)
John Dilson as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Bess Flowers as Woman from the Relief Bureau (uncredited)
Karl Hackett as Milk Company Executive Markovitz (uncredited)
Robert Homans as Officer Donovan (uncredited)
George Humbert as Italian Milk Dealer Simonelli (uncredited)
Cy Kendall as Police Chief John Carney (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron as Racketeer (uncredited)
Boots Lebaron as Sonny (uncredited)
Ivan Miller as Charles Paige (uncredited)
William Pawley as Kelly (uncredited)