Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
- Directed by
- S. Sylvan Simon
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A radio personality who plays a detective on air gets mixed up in real crime. He tries to solve murders in Brooklyn while maintaining his public persona.
lightheartedcomedicbreezyplayfulwhimsicalfunfast-paced
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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