Give Till It Hurts (1937)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Short
Release: 1937-09-18
Director: Felix E. Feist
Writers: Herman Boxer , John C. Higgins
Language: English
Stars: Janet Beecher , Clay Clement , Howard Hickman , King Baggot , Marie Blake , Virginia Brissac , Betty Ross Clarke , Jules Cowles , Joseph Crehan , Robert Haines
Runtime: 21 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Give Till It Hurts , Crime Does Not Pay No. 12: Give Till It Hurts (United States of America) , Give Till It Hurts (United States of America) , Give Till It Hurts (Germany)
Plot: The MGM crime reporter introduces Mr. Duncan, the head of a charity chest of a large city. Duncan talks about racketeers who steal from charities, which in essence is robbing those who can't help themselves. He tells of one such story, of a free medical clinic, its chief, Dr. Douglas, who has long worked to help the poor with medical services they could otherwise ill afford. With insufficient funds from his local charity chest to carry out the work, he believes it is a Godsend that Spencer and Cathy Gaffney not only want to make a sizable donation out of memory for their son who died a medical student, but to lead a fund-raising drive to replace reliance upon the already stretched thin charity chest, that drive which would make the clinic self-sustaining. What Douglas is unaware of is that the Gaffneys are swindlers who plan to raise the money in the name of the clinic, and abscond with that money. If the Gaffneys are not caught, their work could ruin the good name of Douglas' clinic, and in the process risk the lives of the people who depend on the clinic.
IMDB:tt0028935