Opened by Mistake
“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...”
1940•NR•1h 6m•7.0•Released
ComedyMystery
A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.
Director
George Archainbaud
Writer
Stuart Palmer, Garnett Weston, Louis S. Kaye
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Charles Ruggles
Buzz Nelson
Janice Logan
Margaret Nichols
Robert Paige
Jimmie Daniels
William Frawley
Matt Kingsley
Florence Shirley
Elizabeth Stiles
Lawrence Grossmith
Jarvis Woodruff
Rafael Corio
Mr. Anthony DeBorest
Esther Dale
Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
James Burke
Police Sergeant Wilkins
Jack Norton
Al, the Bartender
A.S. Byron
Elderly Man (uncredited)
Lloyd Corrigan
Anton Zarecki (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Karff (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Roger Weatherby (uncredited)
Stanley Price
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Recommended
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939
7.1
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
7
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
6.8
Song of the Thin Man
1947
7.2
A Shot in the Dark
1964
6.1
Wrong Cops
2013
6.6
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
6.4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
2019
6.6
Playing with Fire
2019
6.9
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
6.5
The Verdict
1946
6.8
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
6.9
Who Done It?
1942
6.6
The Glass Key
1942
6.1
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
6.4
The Honey Pot
1967
6.2
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
2010
6
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
6.4
Topper Returns
1941
7.2
The Naked City
1948
Similar Movies
6.9
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
5.8
Mariage chez les Bodin's
2008
6.8
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006
6.3
Man From Headquarters
1942
6.7
Bridget Jones's Diary
2001
6
The Night Flier
1997
6.9
Woman of the Year
1942
6.8
Memoirs of a Murderer
2017
7.7
Deep Red
1975
4.7
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000
5.2
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
6
Doctor X
1932
6
Scream 3
2000
5
The Dance
1962
6.8
State of Play
2009
7.5
Zodiac
2007
6.6
All Over the Town
1949
10
Conversation with the Beast
1997
5.7
Michael
1996
6.2
The Mothman Prophecies
2002