Laughing at Danger

Laughing at Danger

63 mins | Comedy, Mystery | Aug. 12, 1940

Frankie Kelly, pageboy at the beauty salon ran by Madam Celeste, and his helper Jefferson find the routine broken when the body of one of the operators, Florence, is found in the dumbwaiter. She had been shot just before she was to give Detective Dan Haggerty information about a blackmail gang. Since Mary Baker, Frankie's girl friend saw her last, she is suspected, and Frankie determines to clear her using his own sleuthing methods. He has hardy begun when Pierre, another member of the staff, and Florence's fiancée is found dead.

Laughing at Danger

63 mins | Comedy, Mystery | Aug. 12, 1940

Laughing at Danger
Frankie Kelly, pageboy at the beauty salon ran by Madam Celeste, and his helper Jefferson find the routine broken when the body of one of the operators, Florence, is found in the dumbwaiter. She had been shot just before she was to give Detective Dan Haggerty information about a blackmail gang. Since Mary Baker, Frankie's girl friend saw her last, she is suspected, and Frankie determines to clear her using his own sleuthing methods. He has hardy begun when Pierre, another member of the staff, and Florence's fiancée is found dead.
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title Laughing at Danger
Directors Howard Bretherton
Writers John W. Krafft, George Waggner

Cast

Frankie Darro

as Frankie Kelly

Joy Hodges

as Mary Baker

George Houston

as Dan Haggerty

Mantan Moreland

as Jefferson

Kay Sutton

as Inez Morton

Guy Usher

as Alvin Craig

Lillian Elliott

as Mrs. Kelly

Veda Ann Borg

as Celeste

Betty Compson

as Mrs. Van Horn

Rolfe Sedan

as Pierre