The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
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Helene ChadwickMary (uncredited)
Robert DudleyTheatre Employee Shooting Victim (uncredited)
William GouldSan Francisco Police Detective (uncredited)
Mahlon HamiltonWitness (uncredited)
William HenryAlan E. Saunders (uncredited)
J. Anthony HughesChet (uncredited)
Frank ShannonDetective Hewitt (uncredited)
Ben TaggartPolice Detective (uncredited)
William TannenMGM Crime Reporter Jim (uncredited)
Harry TylerDave Mayne (uncredited)Keywords
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Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityBurglar AlarmDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference266512Actor preference164969 · 310293 · 197020
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In this MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" series short, a radio and television engineer falls into a life of crime by dismantling alarms for robberies.
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The Perfect Set-Up has a runtime of 21 minutes.
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