Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act

He was 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT" and couldn't explain---so he spent the night in jail!

1941 · 62 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy

On the day of his daughter's wedding, a good-natured construction worker (Henry Armetta) is suspected by his wife of being involved with another woman, wrongly implicates his company's boss as a racketeer, and is arrested by police for running a shakedown operation. Comedy.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough · Written by Al Martin

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