Whistling in Dixie
| Whistling in Dixie | |
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| Directed by | S. Sylvan Simon |
| Produced by | George Haight |
| Written by |
Nat Perrin Wilkie C. Mahoney (additional dialogue, as Wilkie Mahoney) Lawrence Hazard (uncredited) Jonathan Latimer (uncredited) |
| Starring |
Red Skelton Ann Rutherford George Bancroft Guy Kibbee |
| Music by | Lennie Hayton |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Frank Sullivan |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $388,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,345,000[1] |
Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 crime comedy film, the second of three starring Red Skelton as murder mystery writer and amateur crime solver Wally Benton (aka. The Fox) and Ann Rutherford as his fiancee. The pair are called upon to solve a crime in the American South. The film also re-introduces Rags Ragland, playing dual roles as twins, the mostly-reformed Chester, as well as his villainous brother from the first film. The film turns into a romantic comedy mystery, complete with death traps, corrupt politicians and lost gold, ending with a frenetic fight at the end between Wally Benton and both of Rags Ragland's characters.
The film is a sequel to Whistling in the Dark and is followed by Whistling in Brooklyn.
Cast
- Red Skelton as Wally "The Fox" 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
- Rags Ragland as Chester Conway
- Celia Travers as Hattie Lee
- Lucien Littlefield as Corporal Lucken
- Louis Mason as Deputy Lem
- Mark Daniels as Martin Gordon
- Pierre Watkin as Doctor
- Emmett Vogan as Radio Producer
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Mr. Panky
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned $1,066,000 in the US and Canada and $279,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $542,000.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ "Top Grossers of the Season", Variety, 5 January 1944 p 54
External links
- Whistling in Dixie at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Whistling in Dixie at the Internet Movie Database
- Whistling in Dixie at the TCM Movie Database
- Whistling in Dixie at AllMovie
- movie review of Whistling in Dixie
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