Crime Does Not Pay Series No. 4. We first meet Thelma Black when she is in prison. The Women's prison Warden has made arrangements for the MGM reporter to meet and interview her. Although a high school and beauty school graduate and has a job but Thelma wanted ore - a lot more: money, clothes, luxuries. Then she meets Steve Black. While they're at a nightclub, Steve sees a man put a wad of money in his pocket. He tells Thelma they're leaving and they follow the man and his date to where they park. Steve tells Thelma he's going to give "those front street wrestlers a scare." At gun point he robs the man. At first, Thelma is appalled and tries to turn the car back but runs into another car and kills the driver. But she soon succumbs to the thrill (and the money) that robbing gives her. There follows robbery after robbery and the police are initially stymied (says one: we're up against some clever yeggs). But good, meticulous police work allows them to crack the case. There's a sad twist at the end of the story. It's an entertains story with Iene Hervey as Thelma and Robert Livingston as Steve giving strong performances. Both of these actors later went on to steady work in B films. Recommended.

Already in prison, Bonnie Parker like bandit Irene Hervey tells her story. having gotten into crime at the wind of a gangster boyfriend, Hervey was upset by this at first, but the thrill of the challenge made like a drug for her. While the outcome of what happened with her is known from the start, what is intriguing is the details that go into how she was caught and what had let her into his life in the first place. Definitely, and what the consequences are when they break the law. Excellent production values make this an exciting entry in the crime does not pay series with her v showing the various emotions throughout the character's background.a scene involving a car accident is pretty gruesome, as well as a hit buy another gangster. This definitely seems to be influenced by the story of Bonnie and Clyde, although much of the details have been altered to make these characters appear to be either fictional or based on less known people involved in a life of crime.

An early entry (No. 4) in the MGM series "Crime Does Not Pay".

Irene Hervey ( who was a lovely leading lady in many MGM films) played Thelma - a girl who yearns for excitement and unfortunately finds it.

Robert Livingston had appeared in a few early musicals but found success as a Western star in the series "The Three Mesquiteers". He plays Steve who is an evil influence on the innocent Thelma.

After initially wanting to go to the police (after their first robbery, they run a car off the road and the driver is killed) - she soon learns to live for thrills.

A lot of the short involves how the police captured this "Bonnie and Clyde" duo - after all "Crime Does Not Pay". The two stars went on to bigger and better things.