

For the Common Defense! (1942)
Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

John Litel
Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Douglas Fowley
Dutch Mullner

Stephen McNally
Lt. Guytan

Van Johnson
Agent Pritchard

Egon Brecher
Adolph (uncredited)

Jacqueline Dalya
Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)

Mark Daniels
MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)

Steven Geray
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)

José Portugal
Officer (uncredited)
Director & Crew
Allan Kenward
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 5.0/10 based on 8 votes.
Who directed For the Common Defense!?
For the Common Defense! was directed by Allan Kenward and released in 1942.
How long is For the Common Defense!?
For the Common Defense! has a runtime of 0 hours and 22 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1942-06-20
- Status
- Released





