Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark (1941)

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

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.

Date of release
1941-08-08
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (16)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance
Director
S. Sylvan Simon
Collection
Whistling Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Whistling in the Dark is a 1941 American comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon. It is the first of three films starring Red Skelton as Wally "the Fox" Benton, who writes and acts in radio murder mysteries. Wally is kidnapped by a greedy cult leader, who threatens to kill Wally's girlfriend and another young woman unless he concocts a perfect murder. The film was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter. Uncredited contributing writer Elliott Nugent wrote and directed the earlier film adaptation of the same name.

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