On the Spot
“XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!”
1940•1h 2m•5.8•Released
MysteryComedy
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.
Director
Howard Bretherton
Writer
George Waggner, Dorothy Davenport
Languages
English
Studio
Monogram Pictures
Cast
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
Donald Kerr
Reporter in Phone Booth
Tristram Coffin
Robert Ames
Production
Company
Monogram Pictures
Producer
Grant Withers
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