"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..." 10 May 1940 Comedy, Mystery 66 mins
A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.
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Charles Ruggles as Buzz Nelson
Janice Logan as Margaret Nichols
Robert Paige as Jimmie Daniels
William Frawley as Matt Kingsley
Florence Shirley as Elizabeth Stiles
Lawrence Grossmith as Jarvis Woodruff
Rafael Corio as Mr. Anthony DeBorest
Esther Dale as Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
James Burke as Police Sergeant Wilkins
Jack Norton as Al, the Bartender
A.S. Byron as Elderly Man (uncredited)
Lloyd Corrigan as Anton Zarecki (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards as Mrs. Karff (uncredited)
Byron Foulger as Roger Weatherby (uncredited)
Stanley Price as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
George Archainbaud Director
Kenneth Earl Story
Louis S. Kaye Screenplay
Hal Hudson Story
Stuart Palmer Screenplay
Garnett Weston Screenplay
United States 10 May 1940
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