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For the Common Defense!
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June 20, 1942
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Drama, Crime
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.
Featured Crew
Jackson Rose
Director of Photography
John C. Higgins
Screenplay
Allan Kenward
Director
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Cast
![John Litel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//cH4K9uyqAjUWKZjBq0nA8VyOe14.jpg)
John Litel
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
![Douglas Fowley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//zsgxWLXCHdMKJrsCI8dRWs4IEEk.jpg)
Douglas Fowley
Dutch Mullner
![Stephen McNally](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//hh7uuME00QwzrPfj3OztsqWHGrN.jpg)
Stephen McNally
Lt. Guytan
![Van Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//A6vw5kbdmyXDz1ddQOocJmg9TSc.jpg)
Van Johnson
Agent Pritchard
![Egon Brecher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300//sNEB6hOJxTUuooPE3YdrKqVQ0C5.jpg)
Egon Brecher
Adolph (uncredited)