Caught in the Act
1941, English. Directed by Jean Yarbrough.
He was 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT" and couldn't explain---so he spent the night in jail!
On the day of his daughter's wedding, a good-natured construction worker (Henry Armetta) is suspected by his wife of being involved with another woman, wrongly implicates his company's boss as a racketeer, and is arrested by police for running a shakedown operation. Comedy.
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 17 January 1941
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Al Martin, Robert James Cosgriff
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Caught in the Act runs 62 minutes (1h 2m).
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Caught in the Act isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 January 1941. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked Caught in the Act, try The Wedding Ringer, The Wedding Year, Death at a Funeral.
Who directed Caught in the Act?
Caught in the Act (1941) was directed by Jean Yarbrough and stars Henry Armetta, Inez Palange, Iris Meredith.