
What Price Safety!
1938-02-05 · 20 min · ★ 7.0
Racketeers muscle in on construction business, use inferior materials, make big profits and endanger the public safety.
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- Directors
- Harold S. Bucquet
- Production companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Lionel RoyceMorris Zuto
George HoustonForeman Cooper
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