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Opened by Mistake (1940)

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...

Genre : Comedy, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : George Archainbaud
Writer : Stuart Palmer, Garnett Weston, Louis S. Kaye

Synopsis

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

Actors

Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Buzz Nelson
Janice Logan
Janice Logan
Margaret Nichols
Robert Paige
Robert Paige
Jimmie Daniels
William Frawley
William Frawley
Matt Kingsley
Florence Shirley
Florence Shirley
Elizabeth Stiles
Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Jarvis Woodruff
Rafael Corio
Rafael Corio
Mr. Anthony DeBorest
Esther Dale
Esther Dale
Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
James Burke
James Burke
Police Sergeant Wilkins
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
Al, the Bartender
A.S. Byron
A.S. Byron
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
Anton Zarecki (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Karff (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Roger Weatherby (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Stanley Price
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Crews

George Archainbaud
George Archainbaud
Director
Hal Hudson
Hal Hudson
Story
Kenneth Earl
Kenneth Earl
Story
Stuart Palmer
Stuart Palmer
Screenplay
Garnett Weston
Garnett Weston
Screenplay
Louis S. Kaye
Louis S. Kaye
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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