A man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.A man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.A man joins the police force to learn police procedures with the intention of getting away with crimes.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Anthony Caruso
- Frankie
- (as Tony Caruso)
Hugh Beaumont
- Police Academy Graduate
- (uncredited)
William Challee
- Snorky
- (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
- Police Car Driver
- (uncredited)
Roger Moore
- Police Instructor
- (uncredited)
Arthur Space
- Calvin 'Whitey' Foster
- (uncredited)
Harry Strang
- Police Captain R. C. Johnson
- (uncredited)
William Tannen
- Police Lab Technician Wilson
- (uncredited)
Ray Teal
- Police Lt. O'Neill
- (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
- Chief of Police
- (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
- Ex-Con Thug
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaPart of the plot for this movie involves planning a second robbery after an officer calls the station from a "call box" to report a burglar alarm. Police call boxes were common for officers to use to report incidents or receive assignments from the late 19th century until the 1960s, by which time the use of police radios were the industry standard.
- GoofsThe weight of the green wax sample is stated to be "one-one thousandth of a milligram." A scale with this accuracy, if one even existed in 1945, would have cost well-beyond the means of a police station's budget. The statement likely should have been either "one-one thousandth of a gram" or "one milligram."
- ConnectionsFollowed by Purity Squad (1945)
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Not great but worth seeing
This is a very unusual installment of the Crime Does Not Pay series in that the bad guy in this one is a cop! Officer Nordell (Tom Trout) just completed his training in the police academy and you then discover that he's always been a member of organized crime! He joined the police force in order to be an inside man and help the crooks!
When Nordell is discovered by one of his fellow policemen, Nordell kills him--shooting him down with his service revolver. However, the police learn that the slug was from a police gun and begin examining the guns of all officers. Not surprisingly, Nordell switched guns to avoid detection but you know, like all the Crime Does Not Pay films, that ultimately evil will be caught and punished.
This is a decent short film, though the resolution seemed a bit too easy. Still, it is enjoyable and worth your time.
By the way, this is the second film in which Anthony Caruso appears. Caruso played great noir villains and even parodied this on the "Star Trek" episode "A Piece of the Action".
When Nordell is discovered by one of his fellow policemen, Nordell kills him--shooting him down with his service revolver. However, the police learn that the slug was from a police gun and begin examining the guns of all officers. Not surprisingly, Nordell switched guns to avoid detection but you know, like all the Crime Does Not Pay films, that ultimately evil will be caught and punished.
This is a decent short film, though the resolution seemed a bit too easy. Still, it is enjoyable and worth your time.
By the way, this is the second film in which Anthony Caruso appears. Caruso played great noir villains and even parodied this on the "Star Trek" episode "A Piece of the Action".
- planktonrules
- Nov 23, 2013
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- Crime Does Not Pay No. 46: A Gun in His Hand
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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