Movie: The Perfect Set-Up

Top 10 Billed Cast

Helene Chadwick
Helene Chadwick

Mary (uncredited)

Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley

Theatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)

William Gould
William Gould

San Francisco Police Detective (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton

Witness (uncredited)

William Henry
William Henry

Alan E. Saunders (uncredited)

J. Anthony Hughes
J. Anthony Hughes

Chet (uncredited)

Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon

Detective Hewitt (uncredited)

Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart

Police Detective (uncredited)

William Tannen
William Tannen

MGM Crime Reporter Jim (uncredited)

Harry Tyler
Harry Tyler

Dave Mayne (uncredited)

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  • Overview

    In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.

  • Release Date

    1936-02-01

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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