词条 | Whistling in the Dark (1933 film) |
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| name = Whistling in the Dark | image = | caption = | director = Elliott Nugent Charles Reisner (uncredited co-director) | producer = Norbert Brodine | based on = play (1932) by Laurence Gross Edward Childs Carpenter | writer = Elliott Nugent | starring = Ernest Truex Una Merkel Edward Arnold | music = William Axt | cinematography = Norbert Brodine | editing = Ben Lewis | studio = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | released = {{Film date|1933|01|21|US}} | runtime = 76-79 minutes | country = United States | language = English}} 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. 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. Cast
ReferencesNotes1. ^1 Whistling in the Dark, IBDb.com; accessed August 4, 2015. External links
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