On the Spot
XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!
1940 · 62 min · ★ 5.8 · Mystery, Comedy
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.
Directed by Howard Bretherton · Written by George Waggner
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Frankie Darro Frankie 'Doc' Kelly -
Mary Kornman Ruth Hunter -
Mantan Moreland Jefferson White -
John St. Polis Doc Hunter -
Robert Warwick Cyrus Haddon - M Maxine Leslie Gerry Dailey
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Lillian Elliott Mrs. Kelly -
LeRoy Mason Smilin' Bill -
Gene O'Donnell Slats Eckert -
Russell Hopton Dave Nolan -
Jeffrey Sayre Hype Innes -
Dave O'Brien Charlie
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