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They're Always Caught: Directed by Harold S. Bucquet. With Stanley Ridges, John Eldredge, Louis Jean Heydt, Charles Waldron. Shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue.
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- Short, Crime
- Harold S. Bucquet
- 1938-07-03
A doctor (Stanley Ridges) investigates crimes in his lab. Director Harold S. Bucquet Producer Jack Chertok Screenwriter John C. Higgins Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production Co Metro-Goldwyn ...
- Crime, Drama
They're Always Caught is a 1938 short film (20 minutes) directed by Harold S. Bucquet. It is an installment in the "Crime Does Not Pay" series of shorts produced by MGM in the 1930s and 1940s. In this one the "MGM Crime Reporter" introduces "Dr. John Fisher" (both actors, of course) of the "Scientific Crime Laboratory", who tells a murder story ...
Crime Does Not Pay was an MGM anthology crime film series of shorts that ran from 1935 to 1947. Each episode was around 20 minutes in length and composer-conductor John Gart provided the music. Each installment began with an actor appearing as "your MGM crime reporter" introducing a law-enforcement official, who would inform the audience of a ...
But Ridges isn't satisfied with that alone. In a move worthy of CSI he traps the real killer John Eldredge. Proving once again for the movie going public that Crime Does Not Pay. They're Always Caught was nominated in the Short Subject category in 1938. The title evokes a nice sentiment and folks back then really did believe it.
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short shows the role the crime laboratory plays in the solving of cases, and how even the smallest detail can become a major clue. Harold S. Bucquet Director
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