Laughing at Danger

August. 12,1940      NR
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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.

Frankie Darro as  Frankie Kelly
Joy Hodges as  Mary Baker
George Houston as  Dan Haggerty
Mantan Moreland as  Jefferson
Kay Sutton as  Inez Morton
Guy Usher as  Alvin Craig
Lillian Elliott as  Mrs. Kelly
Veda Ann Borg as  Celeste
Betty Compson as  Mrs. Van Horn
Rolfe Sedan as  Pierre

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Reviews

Intcatinfo
1940/08/12

A Masterpiece!

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Crwthod
1940/08/13

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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Dynamixor
1940/08/14

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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SanEat
1940/08/15

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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