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For the Common Defense!

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This Crime Does Not Pay short shows how cooperation among all the nations of the Americas helps the war effort. In this case, a US government agent travels to Chile and Colombia. He works with local authorities to try to thwart an Axis plan to ship stolen ammunition.

DirectorAllan Kenward
WriterJohn C. Higgins

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Cast · Directed by Allan Kenward

JLJohn Litel
John Litel
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
DFDouglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Dutch Mullner
SMStephen McNally
Stephen McNally
Lt. Guytan
VJVan Johnson
Van Johnson
Agent Pritchard
EBEgon Brecher
Egon Brecher
Adolph (uncredited)
JDJacqueline Dalya
Jacqueline Dalya
Buckley's girlfriend (uncredited)
MDMark Daniels
Mark Daniels
MGM Crime Reporter (uncredited)
SGSteven Geray
Steven Geray
Heinrich Ort (uncredited)
JP
José Portugal
Officer (uncredited)

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For the Common Defense! — streaming FAQ

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For the Common Defense! hasn't started streaming in Philippines yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 8, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.