A Thrill for Thelma

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A Thrill for Thelma

1935

0h 18m

5.8(5 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.

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8 members

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Irene Hervey

Thelma Black

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Robert Livingston

Steve Black

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Robert Warwick

Captain Richard Kyne

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William Tannen

MGM Reporter

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Jack Chefe

Waiter (uncredited)

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Fred Graham

Policeman (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Police Car Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Poppy Wilde

Nightclub Patron

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