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Torture Money

Torture Money (1937)

60% User Rating
21min
Crime
Drama

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.

Harold S. BucquetDirector

Cast

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Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Milton Beacher

George Lynn

George Lynn

Larry Martin

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Little Davie Barkell (uncredited)

King Baggot

King Baggot

False Accident Witness (uncredited)

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Margaret Bert

Nurse (uncredited)

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Henchman (uncredited)

Bernadene Hayes

Bernadene Hayes

False Accident Victim Debbie (uncredited)

Mary Howard

Mary Howard

Nurse Barry (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

False Accident Witness (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Cabbie (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

Alex Carmathy (uncredited)

William Royle

William Royle

Chief of Police (uncredited)

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Mel Ruick

Henchman Red (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Morgan (uncredited)

Norman Willis

Norman Willis

Henchman Doc (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf
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Rating 60%

June 28, 2025

This is quite a decent little ambulance chaser exposé, brought to us on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. It’s all about people who fake road traffic accidents for the insurance money. There is quite a network behind the operation that sees the victims sign powers of attorney to allow their lawyer to do some horse-trading with insurers keen to avoid protracted legal proceedings. Once the deals are done, “Beacher” (Edwin Maxwell) keeps most of the cash and disburses percentages to the “victims” and the “witnesses”. The cops are getting wise to this scam as the total extorted approaches $100,000 and so put in an undercover officer (George Lynn) to infiltrate the gang and help catch them red handed. There’s never any doubt they will get their man, but along the way this is actually quite a horrible tale of just what people will do to get money. Scheming and conniving, yes, but also allowing themselves to be roughed up to look convincing when the ambulance arrived. A cheese grater is prominent! The production is all adequate enough and, of course, there is the resounding message at the end…

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