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Opened by Mistake poster

Opened by Mistake(1940)

NRMay 10, 19401h 6m

70%User score 70 percent

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1 votes

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...

Overview

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

Director: George Archainbaud
Writers: Hal Hudson, Kenneth Earl, Stuart Palmer

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Charles Ruggles
Buzz Nelson
Janice Logan
Margaret Nichols
Robert Paige
Jimmie Daniels
William Frawley
Matt Kingsley

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Lawrence Grossmith

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Rafael Corio

Mr. Anthony DeBorest

Esther Dale

Mrs. Anthony DeBorest

James Burke

Police Sergeant Wilkins

Jack Norton

Al, the Bartender

Lloyd Corrigan

Anton Zarecki (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Karff (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Roger Weatherby (uncredited)

Stanley Price

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

A.S. Byron

Elderly Man (uncredited)

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Status: Released
Original title: Opened by Mistake
Original language: English
Production: Paramount Pictures

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