An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.
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- Man in Getaway Car
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- Bob - Detective
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- Police Squad Car Driver
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- Apartment Girl
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- Louie Rattig
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- Edward Swain
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- Bob
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- Apartment Onlooker
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- Attorney at Trial
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- Court Clerk
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- Cell Guard
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- Girl in Apartment
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- Albert (Al) Douglas
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- Bank President
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- Death House Guard
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst lead role in a picture at MGM for Robert Taylor.
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[first lines]
MGM Reporter: How do you do, ladies and gentlemen. This is the MGM reporter speaking. I'm a man on a mission. It's my privilege to examine police files and prison records, to interview prominent authorities throughout the country, and bring to you undeniably, proof of the message that crime does not pay. You can't beat the law. The cards are stacked against you. At this time it is my privilege to interview Mr. Edward Swain, the International Bonding Company. Mr. Swain has promised me an incident that will poignantly illustrate the fact that sometime, somewhere, the criminal always pays. Am I right, Mr. Swain?
Edward Swain: You certainly are, Mac. The case of young Al Douglas illustrates your point. There are many others in our records, but this one is unusual and mighty interesting. Young Douglas was a teller in a bank. It wasn't long before the easy money he handled got him into trouble.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Big House (1930)
An imprisoned embezzler begins to worry about the $200,000 in BURIED LOOT he's secreted in New Jersey.
This two-reeler was the first in a series featuring true crime stories told in a compelling, hard-hitting fashion. It is well plotted & acted, with no dull moments or unnecessary subplots. No cast credits are given, but movie mavens will enjoy the ripe performance of Robert Taylor, only steps away from discovery & stardom, as the bad guy consumed not by conscience but by fears of ultimate failure to enjoy his ill-gotten gains.
Many of the prison shots were lifted right out of MGM's classic feature THE BIG HOUSE (1930).
Often overlooked or neglected today, the one and two-reel short subjects were useful to the Studios as important training grounds for new or burgeoning talents, both in front & behind the camera. The dynamics for creating a successful short subject was completely different from that of a feature length film, something like writing a topnotch short story rather than a novel. Economical to produce in terms of both budget & schedule and capable of portraying a wide range of material, short subjects were the perfect complement to the Studios' feature films.
- Ron Oliver
- Jun 30, 2001
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- Crime Does Not Pay #1: Buried Loot
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1