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IT'S A SHOWDOWN OF DOUGH FOR CHARLIE...and a Shower of Laffs for You and You and You!..when that old, forgotten trunk is...

A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.

1h 6m1940NRTMDb 7.0

ComedyMystery

English

Crew and Cast

George ArchainbaudGeorge ArchainbaudDirectorCharles RugglesCharles RugglesBuzz NelsonJanice LoganJanice LoganMargaret NicholsRobert PaigeRobert PaigeJimmie DanielsWilliam FrawleyWilliam FrawleyMatt KingsleyFlorence ShirleyFlorence ShirleyElizabeth StilesLawrence GrossmithLawrence GrossmithJarvis WoodruffRafael CorioRafael CorioMr. Anthony DeBorestEsther DaleEsther DaleMrs. Anthony DeBorestJames BurkeJames BurkePolice Sergeant WilkinsJack NortonJack NortonAl · the Bartender
A.S. ByronElderly ManLloyd CorriganLloyd CorriganAnton ZareckiSarah EdwardsSarah EdwardsMrs. KarffByron FoulgerByron FoulgerRoger WeatherbyStanley PriceStanley PriceHotel Clerk

Storyline

A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.

  • Paramount Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
10 May 1940
Runtime
1h 6m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
George Archainbaud
Writers
Kenneth Earl, Hal Hudson, Stuart Palmer
Studios
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English