On the Spot
XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!
1940 | 62m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Howard Bretherton |
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| Writer: | Dorothy Davenport, George Waggner |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 11, 1940 |
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| Director: | Howard Bretherton |
| Writer: | Dorothy Davenport, George Waggner |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery |
| Keywords | soda jerk |
| Production Companies | Monogram Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Frankie Darro | Frankie 'Doc' Kelly |
| Mary Kornman | Ruth Hunter |
| Mantan Moreland | Jefferson White |
| John St. Polis | Doc Hunter |
| Robert Warwick | Cyrus Haddon |
| Maxine Leslie | Gerry Dailey |
| 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 |
| John Beck | None |
| Donald Kerr | Reporter in Phone Booth |
| Tris Coffin | Robert Ames |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Karl Zint | Sound Editor |
| David Sharpe | Stunts |
| Howard Bretherton | Director |
| Harry Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Dorothy Davenport | Screenplay |
| George Waggner | Story, Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Grant Withers | Producer |
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