Whistling in Brooklyn

Whistling in Brooklyn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Sylvan Simon
Written byNat Perrin
Wilkie C. Mahoney (add. dialogue)
Stanley Roberts (uncredited)
Produced byGeorge Haight
StarringRed Skelton
Ann Rutherford
Jean Rogers
CinematographyLester White
Edited byBen Lewis
Music byGeorge Bassman
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc.
Release date
  • December 1943 (1943-12)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Whistling in Brooklyn is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, following Whistling in the Dark and Whistling in Dixie. Leo Durocher, then-manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, made his screen debut, playing himself, while Dodgers "superfan" Hilda Chester also made a brief appearance, playing herself.

Plot

Wally prepares to marry his girlfriend, but gets sidetracked when he is mistaken for a serial killer.

Cast

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