Don't Talk (1942)

  • NR
  • 02/28/1942 (US)
  • Drama
  • 22m

Even a whisper may get to Hitler

Overview

This Crime Does Not Pay series entry dramatizes the idea that during wartime, people should not discuss anything related to their work when in public. A casual remark can be overheard by an enemy agent and used to sabotage the war effort. In this short, the story involves shipments of parts to a defense plant.

Joseph M. Newman

Director

Cast

Donald Douglas's headshot

Donald Douglas

FBI Agent Jack Sampson
Gloria Holden's headshot

Gloria Holden

Beulah Anderson aka Beulah Binvicko
Barry Nelson's headshot

Barry Nelson

FBI Agent Freed
Harry Worth's headshot

Harry Worth

Otto aka Anatole
Mark Daniels's headshot

Mark Daniels

MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
Dwight Frye's headshot

Dwight Frye

Ziggy (uncredited)
James Millican's headshot

James Millican

FBI Agent-Driver

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