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Whistling in the Dark (1933)

Genre : Comedy, Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Elliott Nugent
Writer : Elliott Nugent

Synopsis

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect crime.

Actors

Ernest Truex
Ernest Truex
Wallace Porter
Una Merkel
Una Merkel
Toby Van Buren
Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
Jake Dillon
John Miljan
John Miljan
Charlie Shaw
C. Henry Gordon
C. Henry Gordon
Ricco Lombardo
Johnny Hines
Johnny Hines
Slim
Joseph Cawthorn
Joseph Cawthorn
Barfuss
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
Joe Salvatore
Tenen Holtz
Tenen Holtz
Herman
Marcelle Corday
Marcelle Corday
Hilda
Frederick Burton
Frederick Burton
Mr. Van Buren (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Detective (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
Porter (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Greta Meyer
Mrs. Barfuss (uncredited)
Walter Percival
Walter Percival
Sam (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
Bennie (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Constantine Romanoff
Cossack (uncredited)
Leonard Sillman
Leonard Sillman
Young Lombardo (uncredited)
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
Detective (uncredited)

Crews

Elliott Nugent
Elliott Nugent
Director
Elliott Nugent
Elliott Nugent
Screenplay
Laurence Gross
Laurence Gross
Theatre Play
Edward Childs Carpenter
Edward Childs Carpenter
Theatre Play
Charles Reisner
Charles Reisner
Co-Director
William Axt
William Axt
Original Music Composer
Norbert Brodine
Norbert Brodine
Director of Photography
Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Errol Taggart
Errol Taggart
Assistant Director
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
James Brock
James Brock
Sound Mixer
Alexander McKaig
Alexander McKaig
Presenter

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