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Whistling in Brooklyn (1943) is the third and last film starring comedian Red Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, following Whistling in the Dark and Whistling in Dixie. Wally prepares to marry his girlfriend, but gets sidetracked when he is mistaken for a serial murderer. Leo Durocher made his screen debut, playing himself, and Hilda Chester, the Brooklyn Dodgers' "superfan" also made a brief appearance, playing herself.
Original Release
12/01/1943
US Release
12/01/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Red Skelton | Wally 'The Fox' Benton |
| Ann Rutherford | Carol Lambert |
| Jean Rogers | Jean Pringle |
| Rags Ragland | Chester Conway |
| Ray Collins | Grover Kendall |
| Henry O'Neill | Inspector Holcomb |
| William Frawley | Detective Ramsey |
| Sam Levene | Creeper |
| Arthur Space | Detective MacKenzie |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Detective Leo Finnigan |
Directors
Writers
Nat Perrin, Wilkie C. Mahoney, Stanley Roberts
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Red Skelton | Wally 'The Fox' Benton |
| Ann Rutherford | Carol Lambert |
| Jean Rogers | Jean Pringle |
| Rags Ragland | Chester Conway |
| Ray Collins | Grover Kendall |
| Henry O'Neill | Inspector Holcomb |
| William Frawley | Detective Ramsey |
| Sam Levene | Creeper |
| Arthur Space | Detective MacKenzie |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | Detective Leo Finnigan |
| Steven Geray | Whitey |
| Howard Freeman | Steve Conlon |
| Tom Dillon | Manager of the Beavers |
| The Brooklyn Dodgers | Brooklyn Dodgers Baseball Team |
| Pat Ankenman | Pat Ankenman |
| Morris Ankrum | Blake - Newspaper Editor |
| William Bishop | Psychiatrist |
| Billy Bletcher | Announcer |
| Sammy Blum | Reporter |
| Jack Lionel Bohn | Reporter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Haight | Producer |
Editors
