Whistling in the Dark (1933 film)
1933 film by Charles Reisner, Elliott Nugent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Whistling in the Dark (U.S. television title: Scared!) is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Ernest Truex and Una Merkel. The plot concerns a mystery writer whose scheme for a perfect murder comes to the attention of a gangster (Edward Arnold), who plans to use it.
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Directed by | Elliott Nugent Charles Reisner (uncredited co-director) |
Screenplay by | Elliott Nugent |
Based on | Whistling in the Dark 1932 play by Laurence Gross Edward Childs Carpenter |
Produced by | Norbert Brodine |
Starring | Ernest Truex Una Merkel Edward Arnold |
Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | William Axt |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 76-79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter, which played for 265 performances in 1932-33.[1] Edward Arnold played the same role in the Broadway stage production.[1]
In 1941, the film was remade starring Red Skelton and Ann Rutherford. Skelton then played the role of "Wallace Porter" in two sequels.