Whistling in Brooklyn
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| Whistling in Brooklyn | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Produced by | George Haight |
| Written by | Nat Perrin Wilkie C. Mahoney (add. dialogue) Stanley Roberts (uncredited) |
| Starring | Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Jean Rogers |
| Music by | George Bassman |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Editing by | Ben Lewis |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | December 1943 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) is the third and last film starring comedian Red Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton. Wally prepares to marry his girlfriend, but gets sidetracked when he is mistaken for a serial murderer. Leo Durocher makes his screen debut, playing himself.
[edit] Cast
- Red Skelton as Wally Benton
- Ann Rutherford as Carol Lambert
- Jean Rogers as Jean Pringle
- Rags Ragland as Chester
- Ray Collins as Grover Kendall
- Henry O'Neill as Inspector Holcomb
- William Frawley as Detective Ramsey
- Sam Levene as Creeper
- Arthur Space as Detective MacKenzie
- Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Leo Finnigan
- Steve Geray as Whitey
- Howard Freeman as Steve Conlon
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Whistling in Brooklyn at the TCM Movie Database
- Whistling in Brooklyn at the Internet Movie Database
- Whistling in Brooklyn at AllRovi
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