
Framed(1947)
Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.


Charles Arnt
Les Carter (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont
Insp. Thomas' Assistant (uncredited)

Egon Brecher
Child's Father (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown
Police Insp. William C. Thomas (uncredited)

Helen Brown
Helen Collins (uncredited)

Ralph Byrd
Officer Halligan (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Marty Vincent (uncredited)

Gene Coogan
Hood (uncredited)

Carroll Nye
George Collins (uncredited)

Frank Orth
Smith (uncredited)
Buyer Beware is a crime, drama film released in 1940 exploring themes of crime does not pay. Directed by Joseph M. Newman, it stars Charles Arnt, Hugh Beaumont, Egon Brecher. This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady companies selling fake merchandise.
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