Freckles Comes Home (1942) Comedy

Freckles (Johnny Downs) comes home from college...and the sheriff accuses him of murder, gangsters put him on the spot, and his girl friend, Jane (Gale Storm), falls in love with a confidence man.

Director: Jean Yarbrough
Writers: Gene Stratton-Porter (novel) (as Jeannette Stratton Porter), Edmond Kelso (screenplay)
Stars: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Mantan Moreland

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