For the Common Defense! (1942)
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.
Director:
Allan Kenward
Writer:
John C. Higgins
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John Litel as Subprefect Santiago Castillo |
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Douglas Fowley as Dutch Mullner |
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Stephen McNally as Lt. Guytan |
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Van Johnson as Agent Pritchard |
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Egon Brecher as Adolph (uncredited) |
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Jacqueline Dalya as Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Mark Daniels as MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited) |
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Steven Geray as Heinrich Ort (uncredited) |
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José Portugal as Officer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Allan Kenward | Director |
| Writing | John C. Higgins | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jackson Rose | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Ruggiero | Editor |
| Art | Richard Duce | Art Direction |