Tuesday, April 30, 2024

On the Spot (1940)

A fun little crime caper romp, part of a series starring Frankie Darro and Mantan Moreland.

Frankie (Darro) is a budding young scientist, biding his time working for a small town chemist before he heads to NY. He and Jefferson (Moreland) get involved with a gangster who tries to tell them a secret, where some stolen loot is hidden, before he dies of gunshot wounds. Unfortunately the man dies before he can tell them. 

The problem for Frankie and Jefferson is that no one believes that they were not told the secret and now everyone is after them, including gangsters and the law!

Darro and Moreland were a great double act and they help make this film highly entertaining. As a crime drama it works pretty well, once you get over the zaniness.