Opened by Mistake(1940)
IT'S A SHOWDOWN OF DOUGH FOR CHARLIE...and a Shower of Laffs for You and You and You!..when that old, forgotten trunk is...
A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.
Movie: Opened by Mistake
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Buzz Nelson
Margaret Nichols
Jimmie Daniels
Matt Kingsley
Elizabeth Stiles
Jarvis Woodruff
Mr. Anthony DeBorest
Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
Police Sergeant Wilkins
Al, the Bartender
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A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.
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1940-05-10
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IT'S A SHOWDOWN OF DOUGH FOR CHARLIE...and a Shower of Laffs for You and You and You!..when that old, forgotten trunk is...
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