Soak the Poor

Soak the Poor

1937 · 16 min · ★ 7.4 · Crime

This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers and horning in on the relief tickets, forcing prices up with the consumers paying the freight.

Directed by Harold S. Bucquet

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