For the Common Defense!

Name: For the Common Defense!
Director: Allan Kenward
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1942-06-20
Duration: 22 min
Cast: John Litel, Douglas Fowley, Stephen McNally, Van Johnson, Egon Brecher

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1942 · 22 min · NR · Drama · Crime · TMDB 5.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Allan Kenward

Cast

John Litel — Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Douglas Fowley — Dutch Mullner
Stephen McNally — Lt. Guytan
Van Johnson — Agent Pritchard
Egon Brecher — Adolph (uncredited)