Torture Money (1937)
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
- Date of release
- 1937-01-02
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (13)
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Harold S. Bucquet
Casting
- Edwin Maxwell — Milton Beacher
- George Lynn — Larry Martin
- Murray Alper — Little Davie Barkell (uncredited)
- King Baggot — False Accident Witness (uncredited)
- Margaret Bert — Nurse (uncredited)
- John Hamilton — Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
- Raymond Hatton — Henchman (uncredited)
- Bernadene Hayes — False Accident Victim Debbie (uncredited)
- Mary Howard — Nurse Barry (uncredited)
- Mitchell Lewis — False Accident Witness (uncredited)
- Roger Moore — Cabbie (uncredited)
- Jason Robards Sr. — Alex Carmathy (uncredited)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Torture Money is a 1937 American short crime film directed by Harold S. Bucquet. In 1938, it won an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-reel at the 10th Academy Awards.
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