Opened by Mistake (1940)

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A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.
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May 10, 1940
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A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside.

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