Whistling in the Dark (1941)

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58
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NR 1 hr 18 minAug 8th, 1941Comedy, Crime, Mystery, RomanceWhistling Collection PosterPart of Whistling Collection
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.
StarringRed SkeltonConrad VeidtAnn Rutherford
DirectorS. Sylvan Simon

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:August 8th, 1941
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
screwball comedyradio program

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.