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Opened by Mistake (1940)

“IT'S A SHOWDOWN OF DOUGH FOR CHARLIE...and a Shower of Laffs for You and You and You!..when that old, forgotten trunk is...”

1h 6m·1940

IMDb6.1/10TMDB7.0/10

A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.

Director: George Archainbaud

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Charles Ruggles

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Janice Logan

Margaret Nichols

Robert Paige

William Frawley

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