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FilmComedyCrimeMysteryRomance

Whistling in the Dark (1941)

NR · 1941-08-08 · 1h 18m · EN
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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.

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S. Sylvan SimonDirector

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Red SkeltonRed SkeltonWally BentonConrad VeidtConrad VeidtJoseph JonesAnn RutherfordAnn RutherfordCarol LambertVirginia GreyVirginia Grey'Fran' PostRags RaglandRags RaglandSylvesterHenry O'NeillHenry O'NeillPhilip PostEve ArdenEve Arden'Buzz' BakerPaul StantonPaul StantonJenningsDonald DouglasDonald DouglasDeputy Commissioner O'NeillDon CostelloDon Costello'Noose' GreenWilliam TannenWilliam TannenRobert GravesReed HadleyReed HadleyBeau Smith

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Genre affinityComedy · Crime · MysteryTheme affinityScrewball Comedy · Radio ProgramMood preferenceRomanceNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyPacingShort

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What is Whistling in the Dark about?

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.

How long is Whistling in the Dark?

Whistling in the Dark has a runtime of 78 minutes.

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