Watch On the Spot (1940) Official Trailer
XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!
5.8 / 10 IMDb June 11, 1940 1h 2m
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
Runtime
1h 2m
Release Date
June 11, 1940
Genre
Mystery, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
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
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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
Donald Kerr
as Reporter in Phone Booth
Tristram Coffin
as Robert Ames
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
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