Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1942 · 22m

For the Common Defense!

For the Common Defense! poster
Director
Allan Kenward
Cast
John Litel as Subprefect Santiago Castillo Douglas Fowley as Dutch Mullner Stephen McNally as Lt. Guytan Van Johnson as Agent Pritchard Egon Brecher as Adolph (uncredited) Jacqueline Dalya as Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Crew
Jackson Rose — Director of Photography Jack Ruggiero — Editor John C. Higgins — Screenplay
Tagline

Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
war propaganda
Key Collaborators
Allan Kenward Director Jackson Rose Director of Photography Jack Ruggiero Editor John C. Higgins Screenplay
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