Whistling in the Dark

NR
1h 18m
1941
5.8 /10 (14)

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1941-08-08

Top Billed Cast

Red Skelton

Wally Benton

Conrad Veidt

Joseph Jones

Ann Rutherford

Carol Lambert

Virginia Grey

'Fran' Post

Rags Ragland

Sylvester

Henry O'Neill

Philip Post

Eve Arden

'Buzz' Baker

Paul Stanton

Jennings

Donald Douglas

Deputy Commissioner O'Neill

Don Costello

'Noose' Green

William Tannen

Robert Graves

Reed Hadley

Beau Smith

Mariska Aldrich

Hilda

Lloyd Corrigan

Harvey Upshaw

George M. Carleton

Deputy Commissioner O'Neill

Will Lee

Herman the Druggist

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