Chasing Trouble
FRANKIE'S IN TROUBLE AGAIN… and this time it's MURDER!
NR 1940 · 64 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A delivery boy for a flower shop, who thinks of himself as an amateur detective, finds out that his boss is mixed up with a foreign espionage ring.
Directed by Howard Bretherton · Written by Mary McCarthy
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Frankie Darro Jimmy O'Brien -
Marjorie Reynolds Susie Carey -
Mantan Moreland Thomas H. Jefferson -
Milburn Stone Pat Callahan -
I. Stanford Jolley Bresloff -
George Cleveland Lester -
Lillian Elliott Mrs. O'Brien -
Alex Callam Fred Morgan -
Tristram Coffin Phillips -
Joe Devlin Motorcycle Cop -
Willy Castello Kurt -
Donald Kerr Cassidy
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