On the Spot (1940)
XTRA! XTRA!... Frankie's In Another Jam... but this time it's really a JAM!
62 min
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.
- Release date
- June 11, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
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
- 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
Crew
- Howard Bretherton · Director
- George Waggner · Writer
- Dorothy Davenport · Writer
- Edward J. Kay · Composer
- Harry Neumann · Cinematographer
- Russell F. Schoengarth · Editor