An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.An embezzler who expects to serve his time in prison and then pick up his buried loot is in for a surprise.
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- Man in Getaway Car
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- Bob - Detective
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- Police Squad Car Driver
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- Apartment Girl
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- Louie Rattig
- (uncredited)
- Edward Swain
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- Bob
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- Apartment Onlooker
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- Attorney at Trial
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- Court Clerk
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- Cell Guard
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- Girl in Apartment
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- Albert (Al) Douglas
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- Bank President
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- Death House Guard
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst lead role in a picture at MGM for Robert Taylor.
- Quotes
[first lines]
MGM Reporter: How do you do, ladies and gentlemen. This is the MGM reporter speaking. I'm a man on a mission. It's my privilege to examine police files and prison records, to interview prominent authorities throughout the country, and bring to you undeniably, proof of the message that crime does not pay. You can't beat the law. The cards are stacked against you. At this time it is my privilege to interview Mr. Edward Swain, the International Bonding Company. Mr. Swain has promised me an incident that will poignantly illustrate the fact that sometime, somewhere, the criminal always pays. Am I right, Mr. Swain?
Edward Swain: You certainly are, Mac. The case of young Al Douglas illustrates your point. There are many others in our records, but this one is unusual and mighty interesting. Young Douglas was a teller in a bank. It wasn't long before the easy money he handled got him into trouble.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Big House (1930)
The story is a simple one about how a bank employee decides to confess to the president of the institution his crime of stealing $200,000.00. What's more, he has squandered all the money. The fact is that cunning Al Douglas figures he will spend time in jail and then after serving a sentence, he will be released ahead of the term by his good behavior to dig out the treasure he has buried. But unfortunately, Al, doesn't count on his cell mate's plan to escape prison.
The film presents a young Robert Taylor before he became one of the best and most admired actors of the period. Mr. Taylor is heavily made up, as it was the custom of the early films, but one could see how the camera loved him and his virile presence that made him a favorite of the movie fans.
"Buried Loot" is one of the best examples of the one reel format.
- jotix100
- Jan 4, 2006
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- Also known as
- Crime Does Not Pay #1: Buried Loot
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- Runtime19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1