On the Spot

Jun 11, 1940

1h 2m

★ 5.5

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Comedy

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

On the Spot Trailers

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Cast

Frankie 'Doc' Kelly

Frankie Darro

Ruth Hunter

Mary Kornman

Jefferson White

Mantan Moreland

Doc Hunter

John St. Polis

Cyrus Haddon

Robert Warwick

Gerry Dailey

Maxine Leslie

Mrs. Kelly

Lillian Elliott

Smilin' Bill

LeRoy Mason

Slats Eckert

Gene O'Donnell

Dave Nolan

Russell Hopton

Hype Innes

Jeffrey Sayre

Charlie

Dave O'Brien

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