It May Happen to You

From MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. Mobsters convince a meat packing company employee to help them hijack a truckload of beef.

Cast

J. Carrol Naish

as Moxie

Clarence Wilson

as Van Buren Sheafor aka Pop (uncredited)

King Baggot

as Man in Hospital (uncredited)

William Bailey

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Barbara Bedford

as Nurse (uncredited)

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