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They're Always Caught

An honest mayor sets out to clean up graft and corruption in a big city, but when he sees through a headline-grabbing prosecutor who's only going after the small fry, he's in danger. Enter Dr. John Pritchard, who heads up the city's crime lab. He methodically sifts through evidence, uses a spectrograph, looks for fibers and grains of gunpowder, and finally cracks the case. But does his own ability put him in danger?

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Cast & Crew See All

Stanley Ridges
Dr. John Pritchard
John Eldredge
Jimmy Stark
Louis Jean Heydt
Eddie Diesel

Awards

  • 1939 - Oscar - Best Short Subject, Two-reel - nominated