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Director  S. Sylvan Simon
Prequel  Whistling in the Dark
Duration  
Country  United States
6.8/10 IMDb

Genre  Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Sequel  Whistling in Brooklyn
Language  English
Whistling in Dixie movie poster

Writer  Nat Perrin, Jonathan Latimer
Release date  December 1942 (1942-12)
Cast  Red Skelton (Wally Benton), Ann Rutherford (Carol Lambert), George Bancroft (Sheriff Claude Stagg), Guy Kibbee (Judge George Lee), Diana Lewis (Ellamae Downs), Peter Whitney (Frank V. Bailie)
Similar movies  W Delta Z, Mad Max: Fury Road, Taken 3, Brooklyn's Finest, Salt, Furious 7
Tagline  FUNNIEST FILM EVER MADE !

Red skelton whistling in dixie trailer


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.

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Whistling in Dixie movie scenes

The film is a sequel to Whistling in the Dark and is followed by Whistling in Brooklyn.

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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.

    References

    Whistling in Dixie Wikipedia
    Whistling in Dixie IMDb Whistling in Dixie themoviedb.org