Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1947 · 21m

The Luckiest Guy in the World

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Director
Joseph M. Newman
Cast
Barry Nelson as Charles Vurn Eloise Hardt as Martha Vurn George Travell as John the Hired Driver Milton Kibbee as Mr. Ashland Harry Cheshire as Mr. Mossley
Crew
Charles Salerno Jr. — Director of Photography Chester W. Schaeffer — Editor Doane R. Hoag — Screenplay
Synopsis

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a man destroys his life through gambling debts and stealing company funds.

Mood & Themes
gambling debtaccidental deathembezzlementshort filmcrime does not pay
Key Collaborators
Joseph M. Newman Director Charles Salerno Jr. Director of Photography Chester W. Schaeffer Editor Doane R. Hoag Screenplay
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