Buyer Beware
1940 | 20m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Joseph M. Newman |
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| Writer: | Julian Harmon |
| Staring: |
| This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1940 |
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| Director: | Joseph M. Newman |
| Writer: | Julian Harmon |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | crime does not pay |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charles Arnt | Les Carter (uncredited) |
| Hugh Beaumont | Insp. Thomas' Assistant (uncredited) |
| Egon Brecher | Child's Father (uncredited) |
| Charles D. Brown | Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited) |
| Helen Brown | Helen Collins (uncredited) |
| Ralph Byrd | Officer Halligan (uncredited) |
| Ken Christy | Marty Vincent (uncredited) |
| Gene Coogan | Hood (uncredited) |
| Carroll Nye | George Collins (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | Smith (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Pill Spilling (uncredited) |
| Milburn Stone | Fredericks (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Duce | Art Direction |
| Lester White | Director of Photography |
| Julian Harmon | Screenplay |
| Joseph M. Newman | Director |
| Adrienne Fazan | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Chertok | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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