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1940 · 1h 2m
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
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“Frankie 'scoops' the police and traps the killer!”
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Frankie Darro
Frankie Ryan
Marjorie Reynolds
Anne Mason
Mantan Moreland
Jeff Jefferson
Gordon Jones
Tex Barton
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Produced by
Lorna Gray
Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton
Tristram Coffin
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Clyde Dilson
Detective Lt. Marty Phillips
Dick Elliott
B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
John Holland
Sam Quigley
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Band Leader Dick Stevens
Alex Callam
Van Martin - Announcer
Maxine Leslie
Stella - Switchboard Operator
Ralph Peters
Detective Delaney
Jack Mather
Tim Wallace - Comic
Dennis Moore
Gag-Writer Pringle
Phil Kramer
Gag-Writer
George Morrell
Rita Wilson Fan (uncredited)
Bob Terry
Sound Engineer (uncredited)
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