Whistling in the Dark

Jan 21, 1933

1h 19m

★ 5.6

Overview

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Whistling in the Dark Trailers

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Cast

Wallace Porter

Ernest Truex

Toby Van Buren

Una Merkel

Charlie

John Miljan

Slim

Johnny Hines

Dillon

Edward Arnold

Lombardo

C. Henry Gordon

Barfuss

Joseph Cawthorn

Joe

Nat Pendleton

Herman

Tenen Holtz

Hilda

Marcelle Corday

Mr. Van Buren (uncredited)

Frederick Burton

Detective (uncredited)

Jack Kennedy

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