On the Spot - 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.

62min
1940
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.8/10

Cast

Frankie Darro profile pictureFrankie DarroFrankie 'Doc' Kelly
Mary Kornman profile pictureMary KornmanRuth Hunter
Mantan Moreland profile pictureMantan MorelandJefferson White
John St. Polis profile pictureJohn St. PolisDoc Hunter
Robert Warwick profile pictureRobert WarwickCyrus Haddon
Lillian Elliott profile pictureLillian ElliottMrs. Kelly
LeRoy Mason profile pictureLeRoy MasonSmilin' Bill
Gene O'Donnell profile pictureGene O'DonnellSlats Eckert
Russell Hopton profile pictureRussell HoptonDave Nolan
Jeffrey Sayre profile pictureJeffrey SayreHype Innes
Tris Coffin profile pictureTris CoffinRobert Ames

About On the Spot

On the Spot Overview

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.

Runtime: 62min

Extra details

Original Title: On the Spot
Original Language: English
Directed By: Howard Bretherton
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures