For the Common Defense! (1942)
40%
User score5 votes
Another Crime Does Not Pay Subject
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.
Read the For the Common Defense! feature →Top billed cast
Full cast & crew →
John LitelSubprefect Santiago Castillo
Douglas FowleyDutch Mullner
Stephen McNallyLt. Guytan
Van JohnsonAgent Pritchard
Egon BrecherAdolph (uncredited)
Jacqueline DalyaBuckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
Mark DanielsMGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Steven GerayHeinrich Ort (uncredited)Jose PortugalOfficer (uncredited)Keywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityWar PropagandaDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityWar PropagandaDirector preference338356
More like this
More Drama →
Viewing momentSixty Minutes
Viewing momentNapoleon
Viewing momentOppenheimer
Viewing momentThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Viewing momentRebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Viewing momentSound of Freedom
Viewing momentThe Flash
Viewing momentThe Creator
Viewing momentMy Fault
Viewing momentSilent Night
Viewing momentAvatar: The Way of Water
Viewing momentEl padrino: The Latin Godfather
Frequently asked questions about For the Common Defense!
What is For the Common Defense! about?
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.
How long is For the Common Defense!?
For the Common Defense! has a runtime of 22 minutes.