Laughing at Danger (1940)
Overview
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.
Cast
Frankie Darro
Frankie Kelly
Joy Hodges
Mary Baker
George Houston
Dan Haggerty
Mantan Moreland
Jefferson
Kay Sutton
Inez Morton
Guy Usher
Alvin Craig
Lillian Elliott
Mrs. Kelly
Veda Ann Borg
Celeste
Betty Compson
Mrs. Van Horn
Rolfe Sedan
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