On the Spot (1940)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Release: 1940-06-11
Director: Howard Bretherton
Writers: George Waggner , Dorothy Davenport
Language: English
Stars: Frankie Darro , Mary Kornman , Mantan Moreland , John St. Polis , Robert Warwick , Maxine Leslie , Lillian Elliott , LeRoy Mason , Gene O’Donnell , Russell Hopton
Runtime: 62 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Detectives em Duas Cores (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , El secreto del muerto (Mexico) , On the Spot (United Kingdom) , On the Spot , Amateur Detective (United States of America) , On the Spot (United States of America)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0032868