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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">The Public Pays</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Errol_Taggart" title="Errol Taggart">Errol Taggart</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_C._Higgins" title="John C. Higgins">John C. Higgins</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Chertok" title="Jack Chertok">Jack Chertok</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Alexander_(actor)" title="Richard Alexander (actor)">Richard Alexander</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bedford_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbara Bedford (actor)">Barbara Bedford</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer" title="Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer">MGM</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>October 10, 1936<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1936-10-10</span>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">19 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Public Pays</b></i> is a 1936 <a href="/wiki/Short_film" title="Short film">short</a> <a href="/wiki/Crime_film" title="Crime film">crime film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Errol_Taggart" title="Errol Taggart">Errol Taggart</a>. In 1937, it won an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> at the <a href="/wiki/9th_Academy_Awards" title="9th Academy Awards">9th Academy Awards</a> for <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film">Best Short Subject (Two-Reel)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Oscars1937_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oscars1937-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NY_Times_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NY_Times-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film is a dramatization of actual court records that tell the story of a gang's racketeering activities in the milk industry and its eventual defeat through the heroism of one dealer.<sup id="cite_ref-Catalog_of_films_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Catalog_of_films-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Public_Pays&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Three tough-looking men rent an office in Claybourne City and run the Creamery Betterment Association, a front for their extortion. They intend to force every dealer in the city to sign as members, with dues set at one cent on every quart of milk sold; the dealers will recoup the cost of the dues by raising the price of milk by three cents a quart. </p><p>The organization resorts to brutal tactics to force compliance from unwilling merchants. Only one dealer, John Paige, has the courage to refuse. He cooperates with the police but weakens when his family is threatened. Police persuade him to wait and replace all of his drivers with detectives, who arrest the gangsters when they attack the trucks. The police surround the gang, who are waiting in ambush to drill Paige's trucks with a <a href="/wiki/Tommy_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy gun">tommy gun</a>. This provides sufficient evidence and the gang is arrested and sent to prison for 50 years.<sup id="cite_ref-Catalog_of_films_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Catalog_of_films-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Public_Pays&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Alexander_(actor)" title="Richard Alexander (actor)">Richard Alexander</a> as Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Bedford_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barbara Bedford (actor)">Barbara Bedford</a> as Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_C._Bradley_(actor)" title="Harry C. Bradley (actor)">Harry C. 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href="/wiki/Torture_Money" title="Torture Money">Torture Money</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_Independence_(film)" title="Declaration of Independence (film)">Declaration of Independence</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty_(film)" title="Sons of Liberty (film)">Sons of Liberty</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Teddy,_the_Rough_Rider" title="Teddy, the Rough Rider">Teddy, the Rough Rider</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Main_Street_on_the_March!" title="Main Street on the March!">Main Street on the March!</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Line_of_Duty" title="Beyond the Line of Duty">Beyond the Line of Duty</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Music" title="Heavenly Music">Heavenly Music</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Won%27t_Play" title="I Won't Play">I Won't Play</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_in_the_Night" title="Star in the Night">Star in the Night</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1946_film)" title="A Boy and His Dog (1946 film)">A Boy and His Dog</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Climbing_the_Matterhorn" title="Climbing the Matterhorn">Climbing the Matterhorn</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seal_Island_(film)" title="Seal Island (film)">Seal Island</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Gogh_(1948_film)" title="Van Gogh (1948 film)">Van Gogh</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Beaver_Valley" title="In Beaver Valley">In Beaver Valley</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Half_Acre" title="Nature's Half Acre">Nature's Half Acre</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Water_Birds" title="Water Birds">Water Birds</a></i> (1952)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bear_Country_(film)" title="Bear Country (film)">Bear Country</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Time_Out_of_War" title="A Time Out of War">A Time Out of War</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Face_of_Lincoln" title="The Face of Lincoln">The Face of Lincoln</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bespoke_Overcoat" title="The Bespoke Overcoat">The Bespoke Overcoat</a></i> (1956)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">Short subject<br />(live action)<br />1957–1973</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wetback_Hound" title="The Wetback Hound">The Wetback Hound</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon_(1958_film)" title="Grand Canyon (1958 film)">Grand Canyon</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Golden_Fish_(film)" title="The Golden Fish (film)">The Golden Fish</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Day_of_the_Painter" title="Day of the Painter">Day of the Painter</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seawards_the_Great_Ships" title="Seawards the Great Ships">Seawards the Great Ships</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heureux_Anniversaire" title="Heureux Anniversaire">Heureux Anniversaire</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/An_Occurrence_at_Owl_Creek_Bridge_(film)" title="An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (film)">An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Casals_Conducts:_1964" title="Casals Conducts: 1964">Casals Conducts: 1964</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Chicken_(film)" title="The Chicken (film)">The Chicken</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Wings" title="Wild Wings">Wild Wings</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Place_to_Stand_(film)" title="A Place to Stand (film)">A Place to Stand</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Robert_Kennedy_Remembered" title="Robert Kennedy Remembered">Robert Kennedy Remembered</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Magic_Machines" title="The Magic Machines">The Magic Machines</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Resurrection_of_Broncho_Billy" title="The Resurrection of Broncho Billy">The Resurrection of Broncho Billy</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sentinels_of_Silence" title="Sentinels of Silence">Sentinels of Silence</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Norman_Rockwell%27s_World..._An_American_Dream" title="Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream">Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bolero" title="The Bolero">The Bolero</a></i> (1973)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #EEDD82;width:1%">Short film<br />(live action)<br />1974–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/One-Eyed_Men_Are_Kings" title="One-Eyed Men Are Kings">One-Eyed Men Are Kings</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Angel_and_Big_Joe" title="Angel and Big Joe">Angel and Big Joe</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Region_of_Ice" title="In the Region of Ice">In the Region of Ice</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Find_a_Way" title="I'll Find a Way">I'll Find a Way</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Teenage_Father" title="Teenage Father">Teenage Father</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Board_and_Care" title="Board and Care">Board and Care</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dollar_Bottom" title="The Dollar Bottom">The Dollar Bottom</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Violet_(1981_film)" title="Violet (1981 film)">Violet</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Shocking_Accident" title="A Shocking Accident">A Shocking Accident</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Boys_and_Girls_(1983_film)" title="Boys and Girls (1983 film)">Boys and Girls</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Up_(1984_film)" title="Up (1984 film)">Up</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Molly%27s_Pilgrim" title="Molly's Pilgrim">Molly's Pilgrim</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Precious_Images" title="Precious Images">Precious Images</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ray%27s_Male_Heterosexual_Dance_Hall" title="Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall">Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Appointments_of_Dennis_Jennings" title="The Appointments of Dennis Jennings">The Appointments of Dennis Jennings</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Work_Experience_(film)" title="Work Experience (film)">Work Experience</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lunch_Date" title="The Lunch Date">The Lunch Date</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Session_Man_(film)" title="Session Man (film)">Session Man</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Omnibus_(film)" title="Omnibus (film)">Omnibus</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Schwarzfahrer" title="Schwarzfahrer">Schwarzfahrer</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Franz_Kafka%27s_It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life" title="Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life">Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life</a></i> / <i><a href="/wiki/Trevor_(film)" title="Trevor (film)">Trevor</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lieberman_in_Love" title="Lieberman in Love">Lieberman in Love</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_Diary_(1996_film)" title="Dear Diary (1996 film)">Dear Diary</a></i> 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film)">Wasp</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Six_Shooter_(film)" title="Six Shooter (film)">Six Shooter</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/West_Bank_Story" title="West Bank Story">West Bank Story</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Le_Mozart_des_pickpockets" title="Le Mozart des pickpockets">Le Mozart des Pickpockets</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Toyland_(film)" title="Toyland (film)">Toyland</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Tenants" title="The New Tenants">The New Tenants</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God_of_Love_(film)" title="God of Love (film)">God of Love</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shore_(2011_film)" title="The Shore (2011 film)">The Shore</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curfew_(2012_film)" title="Curfew (2012 film)">Curfew</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helium_(film)" title="Helium (film)">Helium</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phone_Call" title="The Phone 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