Whistling in the Dark Movie Review 1941

Skelton plays Wally Benton, a radio sleuth nicknamed "The Fox," in the first of a three-film series. Veidt (an always excellent villain) is the leader of a phony religious cult, after the money of one of his followers. He decides to kidnap Skelton and have him come up with a plan for the perfect murder but of course there are all sorts of comic complications. Skelton's first starring role is a clever comic mystery and a remake of the 1933 film. Followed by "Whistling in Dixie" and "Whistling in Brooklyn."

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 78 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Mystery, Amateur Sleuths, Kidnapped!, Religion

Screenplay

Harry Clork, Albert Mannheimer, Robert MacGunigle

Cast

Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, Conrad Veidt, Virginia Grey, Rags Ragland, Eve Arden, Don Douglas, Don Costello, Paul Stanton, William Tannen, Reed Hadley

Cinematography

Sidney Wagner

Director

S. Sylvan Simon

Producer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, George Haight