

A Gun in His Hand
1945 Directed by Joseph LoseyIn this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the top of his class. He then teams up with some local thieves and uses his knowledge of police procedures to pursue a career of undetected crime.
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Tom Trout
....................................................Police Officer Dennis Nordell

Richard Gaines
....................................................Police Inspector Dana

Anthony Caruso
....................................................Frankie

Hugh Beaumont
....................................................Police Academy Graduate (uncredited)

William Challee
....................................................Snorky (uncredited)

Roger Moore
....................................................Police Instructor (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor
....................................................Veteran Policeman McGuinnes (uncredited)
Director
...........................................................Joseph Losey
Producer
...........................................................Chester M. Franklin
Screenplay
...........................................................Charles F. Royal
Art Direction
...........................................................Richard Duce
Orchestrator
...........................................................Albert Glasser
Music
...........................................................Max Terr
Director of Photography
...........................................................Jackson Rose
Production Companies
...................................................Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Crime
Drama
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