Whistling in the Dark

"SURPRISE COMEDY HIT OF THE YEAR ! Don't Miss It !"

Aug 8 1941 Passed 1h 18m
Comedy, Mystery

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.

Plot

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 fiance and a friend to further this goal. Wally is "The Fox", 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.

Written by

Robert MacGunigle, Harry Clork, Albert Mannheimer

Directed by

S. Sylvan Simon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,141
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA