Buried Loot (1935)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Short
Release: 1935-01-19
Director: George B. Seitz
Writers: Marty Brooks , George B. Seitz
Language: English
Stars: Brooks Benedict , James Ellison , Chuck Hamilton (I) (1903–1978) , Irene Hervey , Irene Hervey , Al Hill , George Irving , Robert Livingston , Harold Miller , Bert Moorhouse , Frank O’Connor
Runtime: 19 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: De nedgravede Penge (Denmark) , Buried Loot , Buried Loot (United States of America) , Refurtiva nascosta (Italy) , Crime Does Not Pay #1: Buried Loot (United States of America)
Plot: The MGM crime reporter introduces Edward Swain of the International Bonding Company, he, who in demonstrating that crime does not pay, tells of the unusual case of bank teller Al Douglas. Douglas went to the authorities to admit that he had embezzled $200,000 of the bank's money, but that he had lost it all through spending it and gambling among other things. Douglas' statement is only partially true as he had actually buried the money in what he believed was a secret, hidden location. He figured he could serve a short amount of time in prison - his ultimate sentence being five to ten years, he aiming for the shorter in being the model prisoner - then exit the prison at the conclusion of his sentence a free man to live off the buried money without a worry. What he did not count on is that a lot can change even in five years. As that belief entered his psyche, he began to do more desperate and extreme measures to ensure that he could live free with that money, all at the expense of other things in his life.
IMDB:tt0023857