497e39180f A mob robs a small-town bank of negotiable securities, and kill a bank guard while escaping. Federal agents move in on the case when it is discovered that one of the guns, left behind during the escape, had been stolen from a federal armory. They trail the gang from one hideout to another, while the loot grows smallerit is chiseled away by the minor-criminal who give them shelter. Soon, all the gang-leader&#39;s money is gone, and the last hideout proprietor turns them in for the reward. A bank robber pulls off a heist and comes out with a good haul. However, he winds up being forced to give most of it to his gangland &quot;friends&quot; to hide him from the police, and who now turn their backs on him when his money runs out. A seemingly smart gang is planning a robbery down to the last detail. They are especially sure to avoid committing any federal crimes–as they don&#39;t want to tangle with the FBI. However, their perfect robbery turns sour when one of the gang, &#39;Sheep&#39;, is shot in the process. He&#39;s still alive but the gang needs to get him a doctorwellfind a hideout. They get both–but it doesn&#39;t come cheap. In fact, time and time again, their huge bank haul is whittled down to nothing because lots of criminals are willing to help….for a price! Ultimately, they are broke, captured or killed–alla lesson to the audience that crime does not pay! <br/><br/>This is a decent but preachier episode than usual for the series. It&#39;s still well made and enjoyable throughout–with a dandy and predictably violent ending (as they usually were with the &quot;Crime Does Not Pay&quot; series). Worth seeing. It seems thatthe series progressed, the &quot;Crime Does Not Pay&quot; episodes got better and better. &quot;Come Across&quot; is one of the best so far, a tense chronology of bank robbers in a robbery gone bad. The gang becomes more desperatethe police and the &#39;Feds&#39; close in (The bank robbery in question becomes a federal case when a dropped pistol found at the scene proves to be stolen from a federal installation).<br/><br/>Familiar faces in this one are Horace McMahon and Milburn StonewellMatt McHugh, brother of Frank McHugh. A key role is played with feeling and gusto by Bernard Nedell, whom I had not seen before,the leader of the beleaguered gang.<br/><br/>Good pacing, good story and an overall good entry in a series that got off to an unpromising start in 1935. My rating of seven is to indicate that it&#39;s well worth your time.
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