Comedy ·Mystery ·Crime · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 14m

Whistling in Dixie

Director

Cast

Red Skelton as Wally Benton Ann Rutherford as Carol Lambert George Bancroft as Sheriff Claude Stagg Guy Kibbee as Judge George Lee Diana Lewis as Ellamae Downs Peter Whitney as Frank V. Bailie

Crew

Clyde De Vinna — Director of Photography Frank Sullivan — Editor Nat Perrin — Screenplay George Haight — Producer Howard Shoup — Costume Design

Tagline

FUNNIEST FILM EVER MADE !

Synopsis

Radio sleuth Wally 'The Fox' Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to help Carol's college chum, Ellamae Downs, solve a mystery involving a murdered man, old Fort Dixon, and buried treasure.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

S. Sylvan Simon Director Clyde De Vinna Director of Photography Frank Sullivan Editor Nat Perrin Screenplay George Haight Producer Howard Shoup Costume Design

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