On the Spot (1940)

Comedy Mystery

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.

Updated May 26 2020

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US -

1940-06-11

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Keywords:

soda jerk

FACTS

Runtime: 62 mins Rating: 6.0 Tag Line: XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!

Cast

John St. Polis

Doc Hunter

Robert Warwick

Cyrus Haddon

Frankie Darro

Frankie 'Doc' Kelly

LeRoy Mason

Smilin' Bill

Mantan Moreland

Jefferson White

Tris Coffin

Robert Ames

Russell Hopton

Dave Nolan

Gene O'Donnell

Slats Eckert