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On the Spot(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-06-11
58%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 2m
XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!
Overview:
Frankie Kelly is the soda jerk and embryo scientist in Midvales only drugstore. Two murders and an attempted killing suddenly swing Midvale into national prominence. Frankie and his pal, Jefferson, become involved when a wounded gangster starts to tell them where $300,000 in stolen loot is hidden, but he is murdered before he can give them all of the information. The search is on.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Monogram Pictures
Movie: On the Spot
Top 10 Billed Cast
Frankie Darro
Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
Mary Kornman
Ruth Hunter
Mantan Moreland
Jefferson White
John St. Polis
Doc Hunter
Robert Warwick
Cyrus Haddon
Lillian Elliott
Mrs. Kelly
LeRoy Mason
Smilin' Bill
Gene O'Donnell
Slats Eckert
Russell Hopton
Dave Nolan
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