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Cast
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Red Skelton | As: Wally Benton |
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Conrad Veidt | As: Joseph Jones |
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Ann Rutherford | As: Carol Lambert |
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Virginia Grey | As: 'Fran' Post |
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Rags Ragland | As: Sylvester |
Storyline
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 fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is 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.
| Tagline: | SURPRISE COMEDY HIT OF THE YEAR ! Don't Miss It ! |
| Certification: | NR |
Details
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance
Language: English
Release Date: 08 August 1941
Country: US
Runtime: 78m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
External Links
Cast
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Red Skelton |
Wally Benton |
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Conrad Veidt |
Joseph Jones |
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Ann Rutherford |
Carol Lambert |
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Virginia Grey |
'Fran' Post |
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Rags Ragland |
Sylvester |
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Henry O'Neill |
Philip Post |
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Eve Arden |
'Buzz' Baker |
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Paul Stanton |
Jennings |
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Donald Douglas |
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill |
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Don Costello |
'Noose' Green |
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William Tannen |
Robert Graves |
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Reed Hadley |
Beau Smith |
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Mariska Aldrich |
Hilda |
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Lloyd Corrigan |
Harvey Upshaw |
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George M. Carleton |
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill |
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Will Lee |
Herman the Druggist |
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Ruth Robinson |
Mrs. Robinson |
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Dorothy Adams |
Mrs. Farrell (uncredited) |
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Barbara Bedford |
Cult Members / Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
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Billy Bletcher |
Radio Effects Man (uncredited) |
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Ken Christy |
Inspector Rogers in Show (uncredited) |
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Joe Devlin |
Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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John Dilson |
Hugo in Show (uncredited) |
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Al Hill |
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited) |
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Robert Homans |
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Morris |
Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
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Ronald R. Rondell |
Waiter (uncredited) |
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Brick Sullivan |
Flintwood Policeman (uncredited) |
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Leon Tyler |
Gerald (uncredited) |
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Emmett Vogan |
Show Producer (uncredited) |
Directed By
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S. Sylvan Simon |
Director |
Writing Credits
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Albert Mannheimer |
Screenplay |
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Robert MacGunigle |
Screenplay |
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Edward Childs Carpenter |
Theatre Play |
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Harry Clork |
Screenplay |
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Laurence Gross |
Theatre Play |
Production Crew
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George Haight |
Producer |
Edited By
Costume and Makeup
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Robert Kalloch |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Bronislau Kaper |
Original Music Composer |
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Edward Ward |
Music |
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Werner R. Heymann |
Music |
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Douglas Shearer |
Recording Supervision |
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Franz Waxman |
Music |
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Daniele Amfitheatrof |
Music |
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Paul Marquardt |
Orchestrator |
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Bronislau Kaper |
Music |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Sidney Wagner |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Gabriel Scognamillo |
Art Direction |
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Cedric Gibbons |
Art Direction |
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Edwin B. Willis |
Set Decoration |
Other Crew
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Gil Perkins |
Stunts |
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