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
Top 10 Billed Cast
Buzz Nelson
Margaret Nichols
Jimmie Daniels
Matt Kingsley
Elizabeth Stiles
Jarvis Woodruff
Mr. Anthony DeBorest
Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
Police Sergeant Wilkins
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