A Thrill for Thelma

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.

Cast

Irene Hervey

as Thelma Black

Robert Livingston

as Steve Black

Robert Warwick

as Captain Richard Kyne

William Tannen

as MGM Reporter

Jack Chefe

as Waiter (uncredited)

Fred Graham

as Policeman (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton

as Police Car Driver (archive footage) (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde

as Nightclub Patron

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