---
title: 'Whistling in the Dark (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'S. Sylvan Simon'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 78
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/whistling-in-the-dark-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034389/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Whistling in the Dark (1941)

1941 · 78 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Whistling in the Dark is a 1941 American comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon. It is the first of three films starring Red Skelton as Wally "the Fox" Benton, who writes and acts in radio murder mysteries. Wally is kidnapped by a greedy cult leader, who threatens to kill Wally's girlfriend and another young woman unless he concocts a perfect murder. The film was based on the Broadway play of the same name by Laurence Gross and Edward Childs Carpenter. Uncredited contributing writer Elliott Nugent wrote and directed the earlier film adaptation of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [S. Sylvan Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-sylvan-simon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bronisław Kaper](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronis-aw-kaper)

## Cast

- [Virginia Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-grey)
- [Red Skelton](https://cinepixo.com/people/red-skelton)
- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)
- [Ann Rutherford](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-rutherford)

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