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Whistling in Brooklyn
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Synopsis
The last of three films starring Red Skelton as ace radio detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, Whistling in Brooklyn opens with Fox and girl friend Carol Lambert (Ann Rutherford) making final preparations for a trip to Niagara Falls, where they intend to get married. Of course, they've made these plans before, and true to form, something comes up to derail the trip to the altar. The something this time is Constant Reader, a murderer who delights in taunting the police by letting newspapers know about his latest victims and where their bodies can be found. Through an error on his valet's part, the police come to believe that Wally is Constant Reader, forcing him to delay his plans, go undercover and search out the killer himself. After being chased through various warehouses and creaky old houses, Wally eventually ends up disguised as a member of a bearded baseball team playing the Brooklyn Dodgers. (Leo Durocher makes his screen debut, playing himself.) All gets straightened out in the end, and even the real Constant Reader is apprehended. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide

Cast

William Frawley Detective Ramsey
Howard Freeman Steve Conlon
Steven Geray Whitey
Sam Levene Creeper
Henry O'Neill Inspector Holcomb
Jean Rogers Jean Pringle
Ann Rutherford Carol Lambert
Red Skelton Wally Benton
Arthur Space Detective MacKenzie
Ray Collins Grover Kendall

Production Crew

Cedric Gibbons Art Director
Lester White Cinematographer
George Bassman Composer (Music Score)
S. Sylvan Simon Director
Ben Lewis Editor
George Haight Producer
Nat Perrin Screenwriter
Wilkie Mahoney Screenwriter
Edwin B. Willis Set Designer
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
Year: 1943
Runtime: 87
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy

Produced by
MGM

Release
by MGM