A young girl, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.A young girl, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.A young girl, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.
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Jack Chefe
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
- Passerby
- (uncredited)
Jack Deery
- Faculty Member
- (uncredited)
Fred Graham
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
- Police Car Driver
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Alice Moore
- Women's Prison Warden
- (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
- Detective John Hennessey
- (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
- Police Lab Technician
- (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
- Night Club Patron
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFourth of 48 MGM "Crime Does Not Pay" shorts released from 1935 to 1947.
- GoofsThe story is supposed to take place in New York, but when the police are studying a wall map marked with the locations of the crimes, it's clearly a map of Los Angeles.
- Quotes
Thelma Black: We thought we were smart, but the police were smarter.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)
Featured review
Not quite as good as the usual "Crime Does Not Pay" film.
The "Crime Does Not Pay" series from MGM is an excellent series of short films that illustrate crime stories and ALWAYS result in the criminals receiving justice. It's actually amazing how high the quality and how entertaining these films are even today. However, of all the films in the series I've seen so far, "A Thrill for Thelma" is among my least favorite. Now I am NOT saying it's bad, but it does suffer from an ending which just seemed a bit too preachy.
The story begins at a women's prison. The warden is talking with another law enforcement official and begins to talk about Thelma--a woman who just wanted too much. Then, they ask Thelma to tell them her story and what follows is the story of a good time girl who didn't initially mean to break the law. But, she was an idiot and when her boyfriend began committing robberies, she liked the money and thrill so much she agreed to help him. Her lack of conscience and foolishness, not surprisingly, result in her eventual capture. Overall, decent but not among the best--mostly because of the heavy-handed ending.
The story begins at a women's prison. The warden is talking with another law enforcement official and begins to talk about Thelma--a woman who just wanted too much. Then, they ask Thelma to tell them her story and what follows is the story of a good time girl who didn't initially mean to break the law. But, she was an idiot and when her boyfriend began committing robberies, she liked the money and thrill so much she agreed to help him. Her lack of conscience and foolishness, not surprisingly, result in her eventual capture. Overall, decent but not among the best--mostly because of the heavy-handed ending.
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- planktonrules
- Jul 4, 2013
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- Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 4: 'A Thrill for Thelma'
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- Runtime18 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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