Opened by Mistake
ComedyCrimeMysteryRomance
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
Stars
Charles Ruggles, Janice Logan, Robert Paige
Release Date
May 10, 1940
Language
English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Charles Ruggles
as Buzz Nelson
Janice Logan
as Margaret Nichols
Robert Paige
as Jimmie Daniels
William Frawley
as Matt Kingsley
👤
Florence Shirley
as Elizabeth Stiles
👤
Lawrence Grossmith
as Jarvis Woodruff
Rafael Corio
as Mr. Anthony DeBorest
Esther Dale
as Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
James Burke
as Police Sergeant Wilkins
Jack Norton
as Al, the Bartender
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures
🏷️ Keywords
corpse
🎯 Categories
ComedyCrimeMysteryRomance
💡 Did You Know?
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; this films earliest documented telecast took place in Charlotte NC Thursday 7 April 1960 on WSOC (Channel 9).
📖 Synopsis
A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.