Don't Talk
Film poster
Directed byJoe Newman
Written byAlan Friedman
StarringDon Douglas
Gloria Holden
Barry Nelson
Harry Worth
CinematographyJackson Rose, A.S.C.
Edited byHarry Komer
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 28, 1942 (1942-02-28)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Don't Talk is a 1942 American short propaganda film, produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Crime Does Not Pay series, about the dangers of homefront espionage in wartime. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Two-reel).[1]

Plot summary

German spy Beulah is posing as a cafe waitress near a depot for trucks delivering war material. She listens to the truckers' conversations and reports to her superior Otto, who is posing as Anatole, manager of a beauty salon.

Cast

Uncredited (in order of appearance)
Matt McHughtool works employee questioned regarding the manganese explosion
Harry Wilsontool works employee questioned regarding the manganese explosion
Barbara Bedfordbeauty shop customer
Arthur SpaceGriff, who committed the sabotage
Jack Richardsonspy in back room of beauty parlor
William TannenFBI agent watching Beulah the waitress-spy at the Elite Cafe
James WarrenFBI technician examining bullet hole in truck engine
Dwight FryeZiggy, one of the spies
George Magrillguard at truck loading dock
Robert Elliottdetective at truck loading dock
Margaret Bertcafe customer, wife of Mike, truck loader hurt by crate pushed onto his arm
James MillicanFBI agent driving the car following Beulah
Edward Hearnpolice sergeant driving to help the FBI agents

See also

References

  1. "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 26, 2013.


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