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On the Spot (1940)

On the Spot

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1h 2m

Comedy, Mystery

June 11th, 1940

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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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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
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Directors

Howard Bretherton
Full cast & crew

Producers

Grant Withers
associate producer
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Writers

George Waggner
story
(as Joseph West)
Dorothy Davenport
screenplay
(as Dorothy Reid)
George Waggner
screenplay
(as Joseph West)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!
HERE THEY ARE AGAIN! THOSE 2 DEMON TROUBLE-SHOOTERS IN THE MERRIEST MYSTERY of the YEAR!
XTRA! XTRA! That Darro Kid's On The Loose Again! Soda Jerker Matches Wits With Big Shot Mobsters! Mystery-Mirth-Murder!
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Keywords

murder
soda jerk

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 28th, 1942 (Mexico)
January 15th, 1945 (Portugal)
June 11th, 1940 (United States of America)
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Alternative Titles

On the Spot (original title)
El secreto del muerto (Mexico)
Detectives em Duas Cores (Portugal)
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Running Times

62 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Distribution Companies

Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Monogram Pictures (United States of America)
Alpha Video Distributors (United States of America)
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