Footsteps in the Dark

Mar 8, 1941

1h 36m

★ 6.8

Overview

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn

Errol Flynn

Rita Warren

Brenda Marshall

Dr. R.L. Davis

Ralph Bellamy

Police Insp. Charles M. Mason

Alan Hale

Blondie White

Lee Patrick

Wilfred

Allen Jenkins

Agatha Archer

Lucile Watson

Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

William Frawley

Monahan

Roscoe Karns

Wellington Carruthers

Grant Mitchell

June Brewster

Maris Wrixon

Leopold Fissue

Noel Madison

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