On the Spot

On the Spot

62 mins | Comedy, Mystery | June 11, 1940

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.

On the Spot

62 mins | Comedy, Mystery | June 11, 1940

On the Spot
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.
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title On the Spot
Directors Howard Bretherton
Writers Dorothy Davenport, George Waggner

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

Jeffrey Sayre

as Hype Innes

Dave O'Brien

as Charlie

Donald Kerr

as Reporter in Phone Booth

Tris Coffin

as Robert Ames