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Whistling in the Dark(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-01-21
56%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 19m
Overview:
A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Whistling in the Dark
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ernest Truex
Wallace Porter
Una Merkel
Toby Van Buren
John Miljan
Charlie
Johnny Hines
Slim
Edward Arnold
Dillon
C. Henry Gordon
Lombardo
Joseph Cawthorn
Barfuss
Nat Pendleton
Joe
Tenen Holtz
Herman
Marcelle Corday
Hilda
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A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.
Release Date
1933-01-21
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5.6
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