Laughing at Danger

IMDb 9.0 1940 • 63 min • MysteryComedy

Director

Howard Bretherton

Country

US

Plot Summary

Frankie Kelly, pageboy at the beauty salon ran by Madam Celeste, and his helper Jefferson find the routine broken when the body of one of the operators, Florence, is found in the dumbwaiter. She had been shot just before she was to give Detective Dan Haggerty information about a blackmail gang. Since Mary Baker, Frankie's girl friend saw her last, she is suspected, and Frankie determines to clear her using his own sleuthing methods. He has hardy begun when Pierre, another member of the staff, and Florence's fiancée is found dead.

Top Cast

Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro Frankie Kelly
Joy Hodges
Joy Hodges Mary Baker
George Houston
George Houston Dan Haggerty
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland Jefferson
Kay Sutton
Kay Sutton Inez Morton