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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...

Duration: 66 min

Release date: 1940-05-10

IMDB

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

Comedy Mystery

Opened by Mistake

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Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

as Margaret Nichols

as Jimmie Daniels

William Frawley

William Frawley

as Matt Kingsley

Florence Shirley

Florence Shirley

as Elizabeth Stiles

Lawrence Grossmith

Lawrence Grossmith

as Jarvis Woodruff

as Mr. Anthony DeBorest

as Mrs. Anthony DeBorest

as Police Sergeant Wilkins

as Al, the Bartender

as Elderly Man (uncredited)

as Anton Zarecki (uncredited)

as Mrs. Karff (uncredited)

as Roger Weatherby (uncredited)

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

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George Archainbaud

George Archainbaud

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