# They're Always Caught

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{{short description|1938 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = They're Always Caught
| image          =
| caption        =
| director       = [Harold S. Bucquet](/source/Harold_S._Bucquet)
| producer       = [Jack Chertok](/source/Jack_Chertok)
| writer         = [John C. Higgins](/source/John_C._Higgins)
| starring       = [Stanley Ridges](/source/Stanley_Ridges)<br>[John Eldredge](/source/John_Eldredge_(actor))
| music          = Carl W. Stalling
| cinematography = 
| editing        = 
| distributor    = [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
| released       = {{film date|1938|7|3}}
| runtime        = 22 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''They're Always Caught''''' is a 1938 American [short](/source/short_film) [crime film](/source/crime_film) directed by [Harold S. Bucquet](/source/Harold_S._Bucquet) and starring [Stanley Ridges](/source/Stanley_Ridges). It was produced by [MGM](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). In 1939, it was nominated for an [Academy Award](/source/Academy_Award) for [Best Live Action Short Film, Two-Reel](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film) at the [11th Academy Awards](/source/11th_Academy_Awards).<ref name="Oscars1939">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1939 |title=The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=August 10, 2011|work=oscars.org| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110706093716/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/11th-winners.html| archivedate= July 6, 2011 <!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300663/They-re-Always-Caught/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103101900/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300663/They-re-Always-Caught/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=2012 |title=New York Times: They're Always Caught |accessdate=November 28, 2010}}</ref>

==Plot==
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==Cast==
* [Stanley Ridges](/source/Stanley_Ridges) as Doctor John Pritchard
* [John Eldredge](/source/John_Eldredge_(actor)) as Jimmy Stark
* [Louis Jean Heydt](/source/Louis_Jean_Heydt) as Eddie Diesel
* [Charles Waldron](/source/Charles_Waldron) as Mayor Fletcher

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0030860|title=They're Always Caught}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/theyre-always-caught-am58488 ''They're Always Caught'' at AllMovie]
* {{TCMDb title|id=400472}}

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Category:1938 films
Category:1938 crime films
Category:American crime films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
Category:1938 English-language films
Category:1938 American films
Category:English-language crime films

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