Pound Foolish Movie

Pound Foolish
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Released: 1940
Directors: Felix E. Feist
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Producers: Jack Chertok
Plot Synopsis by Brian Gusse
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series focuses on customs evasion. It shows how even wealthy people, not just career criminals and smugglers, attempt to evade paying customs tax on items they bring back from overseas.

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1. unwise in dealing with large sums
When business is slow, the economy is poor and the "Chicken Little" effect has really kicked in, many salons make the (very) common mistake of looking at where they can cut costs and save a bit of cash. While this is the FIRST thi...
It refers to a person who will go to great pains to save a few Pennies here and there, but think nothing of spending a large sum of money on something they do not need.

Cast

Actors Character Born
Paul Everton Sep 19, 1868 in New York, NY
Wally Maher
Gertrude Michael Jun 1, 1911 in Talldega, AL
Edwin Maxwell
Lynne Carver Sep 13, 1916 in Lexington, KY
Charles Wagenheim
Victor Varconi Mar 31, 1891 in Kisvarde, Hungary
Egon Brecher Jun 18, 1880 in Czechoslovakia
Barbara Bedford
Neil Hamilton Sep 9, 1899 in Lynn, MA
Roy Gordon Jan 15, 1896
William Tannen

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