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Don't Talk

Even a whisper may get to Hitler

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This Crime Does Not Pay series entry dramatizes the idea that during wartime, people should not discuss anything related to their work when in public. A casual remark can be overheard by an enemy agent and used to sabotage the war effort. In this short, the story involves shipments of parts to a defense plant.

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Language
English
  • spy
  • world war ii
  • saboteur
  • sabotage
  • crime does not pay

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical28 Feb 1942

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Don't Talk was released on 28 February 1942.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/27/2025

    6/10

    We ought to know by now, that “Crime Does Not Pay” but just in case we had forgotten, this one combines with “Dangerous Talk Costs Lives” to warn us of the dangers of idle chatting in wartime. An explosion at a factory causes the FBI to suspect that some fifth columnist saboteurs are up to no good, but how on earth did they know of this precious shipment? The workforce are all entirely trustworthy and adamant that th…

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