Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943) MANTAN MORELAND




From Monogram Pictures in 1943, we present "Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher," a film in which, an amateur detective and a janitor attempt to uncover a kidnapped heiress.


This flick stars Mantan Moreland, Edgar Kennedy, Gale Storm, and Frank Graham (in the title role).


Screenplay by Michael L. Simmons and Walter Gering, adapted from Mr. Gering's original story, in turn, based on the CBS Radio Network's Cosmo Jones program.


Produced by Lindsley Parsons and directed by James Tinling.

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