The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
A tightwad accountant for a newspaper becomes friends with a reporter. The bookkeeper goes on vacation, and while there he learns of a kidnapping conspiracy. He quickly phones the paper and they order him to follow up on the story and stay off the phone so the reporter (whom he secretly has a crush on) can use it.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward T. Lowe Jr.Writer
- Eddie WelchWriter
- Marguerite RobertsWriter
- Louis KingDirector
Cast
- Edward Everett HortonP.E. Dodd
- Louise CampbellJudy McGowan
- Lynne OvermanPerry Brown
- Lucien LittlefieldBill Hawkins
- Esther DaleJenny Hawkins
- Porter HallBill Court
- Benny BakerAl Vogel
- Ruth ColemanMrs. West
- Louis NatheauxCyrus K. West
- Billy LeeMalcolm West
- Howard M. MitchellSheriff Jones
- William BurressSpreckett (as William Burress)
Stills
Themes
moneyaccountant