On the Spot

On the Spot (1940)

XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!

  • Genre: Mystery, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1940-06-11
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 2min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Monogram Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Howard Bretherton
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Summary

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.

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  • Frankie Darro

    as Frankie 'Doc' Kelly
  • Mary Kornman

    as Ruth Hunter
  • Mantan Moreland

    as Jefferson White
  • John St. Polis

    as Doc Hunter
  • Robert Warwick

    as Cyrus Haddon
  • Maxine Leslie

    as Gerry Dailey
  • Lillian Elliott

    as Mrs. Kelly
  • LeRoy Mason

    as Smilin' Bill
  • Gene O'Donnell

    as Slats Eckert
  • Russell Hopton

    as Dave Nolan
  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Hype Innes
  • Dave O'Brien

    as Charlie
  • John Beck

    as
  • Donald Kerr

    as Reporter in Phone Booth
  • Tris Coffin

    as Robert Ames
Writing George Waggner Screenplay
Sound Karl Zint Sound Editor
Production Grant Withers Producer
Directing Howard Bretherton Director
Editing Russell F. Schoengarth Editor
Writing George Waggner Story
Camera Harry Neumann Director of Photography
Crew David Sharpe Stunts
Writing Dorothy Davenport Screenplay

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