Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

79 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Jan. 21, 1933

A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect crime.

Whistling in the Dark

79 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy | Jan. 21, 1933

Whistling in the Dark
A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect crime.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Whistling in the Dark
Directors Errol Taggart, Charles Reisner, Elliott Nugent
Writers Edward Childs Carpenter, Laurence Gross, Elliott Nugent

Cast

Ernest Truex

as Wallace Porter

Una Merkel

as Toby Van Buren

Edward Arnold

as Jake Dillon

John Miljan

as Charlie Shaw

C. Henry Gordon

as Ricco Lombardo

Johnny Hines

as Slim

Joseph Cawthorn

as Barfuss

Nat Pendleton

as Joe Salvatore

Tenen Holtz

as Herman

Marcelle Corday

as Hilda

Frederick Burton

as Mr. Van Buren (uncredited)

Jack Kennedy

as Detective (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

as Porter (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Greta Meyer

as Mrs. Barfuss (uncredited)

Walter Percival

as Sam (uncredited)

Jack Perry

as Bennie (uncredited)

Constantine Romanoff

as Cossack (uncredited)

Leonard Sillman

as Young Lombardo (uncredited)

Guy Usher

as Detective (uncredited)