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| caption = Film poster
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| director = [[Joseph M. Newman]]
| director = [[Joe Newman (director)|Joe Newman]]
| producer =
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| writer = [[Alan Friedman (Writer)|Alan Friedman]]
| writer = Alan Friedman
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| starring = [[Donald Douglas (actor)|Donald Douglas]]<br>[[Gloria Holden]]<br>[[Barry Nelson (actor)|Barry Nelson]]<br> [[Harry Worth]]
| starring = [[Don Douglas (actor)|Don Douglas]]<br>[[Gloria Holden]]<br>[[Barry Nelson]]<br>[[Harry Worth (English-American actor)|Harry Worth]]
| music =
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| cinematography = Jackson Rose
| cinematography = [[Jackson Rose]], [[A.S.C.]]
| editing = Harry Komer
| editing = Harry Komer
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
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'''''Don't Talk''''' is a 1942 American short propaganda film produced by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] 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 Live Action Short Film|Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)]].<ref name="Oscars1943">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1943 |title=The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2013-06-26 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>
'''''Don't Talk''''' is a 1942 American short propaganda film, produced for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]'s [[Crime Does Not Pay (film and radio series)|''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)]].<ref name="Oscars1943">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1943 |title=The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=2013-06-26 |work=oscars.org}}</ref>


==Plot summary==
==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.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Don Douglas]] as FBI Agent Jack Sampson
* [[Don Douglas (actor)|Don Douglas]] as FBI Agent Jack Sampson
* [[Gloria Holden]] as Beulah Anderson aka Beulah Binvicko
* [[Gloria Holden]] as Beulah Anderson, spy posing as cafe waitress
* [[Barry Nelson (actor)|Barry Nelson]] as FBI Agent Freed
* [[Barry Nelson]] as FBI Agent Freed
* [[Harry Worth]] as Otto aka Anatole
* [[Harry Worth (English-American actor)|Harry Worth]] as spy chief Otto a/k/a Anatole
{|class=wikitable
* [[Arthur Space]] as Griff a Saboteur (uncredited)
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* [[William Tannen]] as FBI Agent (uncredited)
|+Uncredited (in order of appearance)
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|[[Matt McHugh]]||tool works employee questioned regarding the manganese explosion
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|[[Harry Wilson (actor)|Harry Wilson]]||tool works employee questioned regarding the manganese explosion
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|[[Barbara Bedford (actress)|Barbara Bedford]]||beauty shop customer
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|[[Arthur Space]]||Griff, who committed the sabotage
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|[[Jack Richardson (actor)|Jack Richardson]]||spy in back room of beauty parlor
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|[[William Tannen]]||FBI agent watching Beulah the waitress-spy at the Elite Cafe
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|[[James Warren (actor)|James Warren]]||FBI technician examining bullet hole in truck engine
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|[[Dwight Frye]]||Ziggy, one of the spies
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|[[George Magrill]]||guard at truck loading dock
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|[[Robert Elliott (actor, born 1879)|Robert Elliott]]||detective at truck loading dock
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|[[Margaret Bert]]||cafe customer, wife of Mike, truck loader hurt by crate pushed onto his arm
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|[[James Millican]]||FBI agent driving the car following Beulah
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|[[Edward Hearn (actor)|Edward Hearn]]||police sergeant driving to help the FBI agents
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0034666|title=Don't Talk}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.4672291|name=Don't Talk (1942)}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=gov.archives.arc.4672291|name=Don't Talk (1942)}}
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* {{TCMDb title|id=400471}}


{{Joseph M. Newman}}
{{Joseph M. Newman}}
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Latest revision as of 19:40, 9 November 2024

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

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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

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Uncredited (in order of appearance)
Matt McHugh tool works employee questioned regarding the manganese explosion
Harry Wilson tool works employee questioned regarding the manganese explosion
Barbara Bedford beauty shop customer
Arthur Space Griff, who committed the sabotage
Jack Richardson spy in back room of beauty parlor
William Tannen FBI agent watching Beulah the waitress-spy at the Elite Cafe
James Warren FBI technician examining bullet hole in truck engine
Dwight Frye Ziggy, one of the spies
George Magrill guard at truck loading dock
Robert Elliott detective at truck loading dock
Margaret Bert cafe customer, wife of Mike, truck loader hurt by crate pushed onto his arm
James Millican FBI agent driving the car following Beulah
Edward Hearn police sergeant driving to help the FBI agents

See also

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References

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