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Whistling in Brooklyn
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Wikipedia article
'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
* Red Skelton as Wally Benton
* Ann Rutherford as Carol Lambert
* Jean Rogers as Jean Pringle
* Rags Ragland as Chester Conway
* Ray Collins as Grover Kendall
* Henry O'Neill as Inspector Holcomb
* William Frawley as Detective Ramsey
* Sam Levene as Creeper
* Arthur Space as Detective MacKenzie
* Robert Emmett O'Connor as Detective Leo Finnigan
* Steve Geray as Whitey
* Howard Freeman as Steve Conlon
* Mike Mazurki as thug
* Lillian Yarbo as Maid (uncredited)
References
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