Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.Radio crime show host "The Fox" finds himself on the trail of a serial killer while a suspect himself.
Rags Ragland
- Chester Conway
- (as 'Rags' Ragland)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
- Detective Leo Finnigan
- (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
Steven Geray
- Whitey
- (as Steve Geray)
Pat Ankenman
- Pat Ankenman
- (uncredited)
Morris Ankrum
- Blake - Newspaper Editor
- (uncredited)
William Bishop
- Psychiatrist
- (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
- Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Nat Perrin
- Wilkie C. Mahoney
- Stanley Roberts(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the baseball game Red Skelton gets into an argument with "Durocher" from the other team. That other player was, in fact, the real life legendary baseball player and manager Leo Durocher. When this movie was made in 1943, Leo Durocher was a player/manager for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- GoofsWhen Rutherford's stunt double jumps off the table to save Skelton she is wearing sneakers instead of high heels.
- Quotes
Wally 'The Fox' Benton: [referring to suitcase] Put that bag in the car.
Chester: You can't talk to Miss Pringle like that.
- ConnectionsFollows Whistling in the Dark (1941)
- SoundtracksAuld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
In the score with sounds produced by the saw Wally uses to deflect objects thrown at him
Featured review
Oops, Where Did the Floor Go?
The gags fly thick and fast in this, the last of Skelton's Whistling series for MGM. The pace is so hectic you may have to check your fast-forward. But the first half-hour is near hilarious with the usual Skelton mugging and pratfalls, backed up by experts Rags Ragland and Ann Rutherford, along with clever quips galore, so stay tuned. As usual, the plot amounts to little more than a convenient hat-rack on which to hang Skelton's usual brand of madcap. And what better fare for wartime audiences than a chance to escape the horrors with this slapstick whirlwind. I really did wonder how they would escape the elevator shaft, one of those great moments when you don't know whether to laugh or hide your eyes. And, yes, that is Jean Rogers as the reporter, on a break from Ming the Merciless and his serial effort at conquering the universe and Flash Gordon all in the same breath. There's also a chance to scope out Ebbetts Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers before both were torn down and shipped to LA. All in all, good period fun, even this many years later.
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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