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Whistling in the Dark

Elliott Nugent

1933 • 1h 19m

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

Whistling in the Dark

Cast

Ernest Truex

Ernest TruexWallace Porter

Una Merkel

Una MerkelToby Van Buren

John Miljan

John MiljanCharlie

Johnny Hines

Johnny HinesSlim

Edward Arnold

Edward ArnoldDillon

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry GordonLombardo

Joseph Cawthorn

Joseph CawthornBarfuss

Nat Pendleton

Nat PendletonJoe

Tenen Holtz

Tenen HoltzHerman

Marcelle Corday

Marcelle CordayHilda

Frederick BurtonMr. Van Buren (uncredited)

Jack KennedyDetective (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDanielPorter (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Tom McGuireTrain Conductor (uncredited)

Greta Meyer

Greta MeyerMrs. Barfuss (uncredited)

Crew

Elliott Nugent

Elliott NugentDirector

Charles Reisner

Charles ReisnerCo-Director

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerSound Director

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

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Whistling in the Dark (1933) — Backlot Notes