On the Spot
4 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1940-06-11
Runtime: 62 mins
Director: Howard Bretherton
Spoken language: English
Genres: Mystery, Comedy
Original title: On the Spot
Production Companies: Monogram Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Frankie Darro
Mary Kornman
Mantan Moreland
John St. Polis
Robert Warwick
Maxine Leslie
Lillian Elliott
LeRoy Mason
Gene O'Donnell
Russell Hopton
Jeffrey Sayre
Dave O'Brien
John Beck
Donald Kerr
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