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| Director: | Howard Bretherton | 
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| Writer: | Edmond Kelso | 
| Staring: | 
| A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 1940 | 
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| Director: | Howard Bretherton | 
| Writer: | Edmond Kelso | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Music | 
| Keywords | studio, police, singer, singing | 
| Production Companies | Monogram Pictures, Lindsley Parsons Picture Corporation | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: May 08, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Frankie Darro | Frankie Ryan | 
| Marjorie Reynolds | Anne Mason | 
| Mantan Moreland | Jeff Jefferson | 
| Gordon Jones | Tex Barton | 
| Lorna Gray | Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton | 
| Tris Coffin | Bob Farrell | 
| Clyde Dilson | Detective Lt. Marty Phillips | 
| Dick Elliott | B. J. Hastings, Station Owner | 
| John Holland | Sam Quigley | 
| Carleton Young | Band Leader Dick Stevens | 
| Alex Callam | Van Martin - Announcer | 
| Maxine Leslie | Stella - Switchboard Operator | 
| Ralph Peters | Detective Delaney | 
| Jack Mather | Tim Wallace - Comic | 
| Dennis Moore | Gag-Writer Pringle | 
| Phil Kramer | Gag-Writer | 
| George Morrell | Rita Wilson Fan (uncredited) | 
| Bob Terry | Sound Engineer (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Edmond Kelso | Story, Screenplay | 
| Howard Bretherton | Director | 
| Fred Jackman Jr. | Director of Photography | 
| Jack Ogilvie | Editor | 
| Charles Clague | Art Direction | 
| Charles J. Bigelow | Production Manager | 
| Albert Greenwood | Interior Designer | 
| William R. Fox | Sound Director | 
| Edward J. Kay | Music Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Lindsley Parsons | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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