Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark(1941)

NR
08/08/1941 (US)Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance1h 18m
5.8

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

Overview

Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

S. Sylvan Simon

Director

Harry Clork

Screenplay

Albert Mannheimer

Screenplay

Robert MacGunigle

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

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)

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Part of the Whistling Collection

Red Skelton unleashes live-wire goofiness as the Fox, a radio sleuth in the Whistling trilogy with co-stars Ann Rutherford and Rags Ragland.

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