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Whistling in the Dark (1941)

SURPRISE COMEDY HIT OF THE YEAR ! Don't Miss It !

Genre : Comedy, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : S. Sylvan Simon
Writer : Robert MacGunigle, Harry Clork, Albert Mannheimer

Synopsis

The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is set to inherit a large sum after the deceased woman's heir also dies. Leader Joesph Jones decides to hurry the process along and kidnaps Wally Benton, his fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is a radio sleuth who solves murders on the air. Jones wants him to devise a perfect murder, and isn't above killing others sloppily along the way to get his foolproof murder plot.

Actors

Red Skelton
Red Skelton
Wally Benton
Conrad Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Joseph Jones
Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford
Carol Lambert
Virginia Grey
Virginia Grey
'Fran' Post
Rags Ragland
Rags Ragland
Sylvester
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Philip Post
Eve Arden
Eve Arden
'Buzz' Baker
Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton
Jennings
Donald Douglas
Donald Douglas
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
Don Costello
Don Costello
'Noose' Green
William Tannen
William Tannen
Robert Graves
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley
Beau Smith
Mariska Aldrich
Mariska Aldrich
Hilda
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd Corrigan
Harvey Upshaw
George M. Carleton
George M. Carleton
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
Will Lee
Will Lee
Herman the Druggist
Ruth Robinson
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
Mrs. Farrell (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford
Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Radio Effects Man (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ken Christy
Inspector Rogers in Show (uncredited)
Joe Devlin
Joe Devlin
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
John Dilson
John Dilson
Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Al Hill
Al Hill
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Dorothy Morris
Dorothy Morris
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Ronald R. Rondell
Waiter (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Brick Sullivan
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited)
Leon Tyler
Leon Tyler
Gerald (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Show Producer (uncredited)

Crews

S. Sylvan Simon
S. Sylvan Simon
Director
Robert MacGunigle
Robert MacGunigle
Screenplay
Harry Clork
Harry Clork
Screenplay
Albert Mannheimer
Albert Mannheimer
Screenplay
Laurence Gross
Laurence Gross
Theatre Play
Edward Childs Carpenter
Edward Childs Carpenter
Theatre Play
George Haight
George Haight
Producer
Bronislau Kaper
Bronislau Kaper
Music
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Robert Kalloch
Robert Kalloch
Costume Design
Gabriel Scognamillo
Gabriel Scognamillo
Art Direction
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Gil Perkins
Gil Perkins
Stunts
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Music
Werner R. Heymann
Werner R. Heymann
Music
Alex Hyde-White
Alex Hyde-White
Music
Paul Marquardt
Paul Marquardt
Orchestrator
Edward Ward
Edward Ward
Music
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman
Music
Sidney Wagner
Sidney Wagner
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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