United Kingdom / Oct 30, 1942 / U / London
Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen!
1h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas Gomez | Col. J.R. Andrews |
| Ludwig Stössel | Dr. Anton Marek |
| Edmund MacDonald | 'Murder at Midnight' Announcer |
| Jerome Cowan | Heller |
| Walter Tetley | 'Shorty', a studio pageboy |
| Joe Kirk | Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man |
| Don Porter | 'Murder at Midnight' program manager |
| Norman Abbott | 'Murder at Midnight' Organist |
| Abel Pina | Acrobat (uncredited) |
| Antonio Pina | Acrobat (uncredited) |
| Henry Pina | Acrobat (uncredited) |
| Jerry Pina | Acrobat (uncredited) |
| Jenaro Pina | Acrobat (uncredited) |
| Milton Parsons | Coroner (cameo) |
| Gladys Blake | Telephone Operator |
| Eddie Bruce | Bill, man telephoning Brazil |
| Billy Wayne | Jake, man telephoning Alaska |
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| Alice Fleming | Mrs. Laffingwell, dowager telephoning Moscow |
| Margaret Brayton | Radio Actress (uncredited) |
| Crane Whitley | Radio Actor (uncredited) |
| Paul Dubov | Radio Actor (uncredited) |
| Gene O'Donnell | Radio Actor (uncredited) |
| Ed Emerson | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Buddy Twiss | Announcer (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Man in drug store touting Juliet (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Station Employee (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Station Employee (uncredited) |
| Jerry Frank | Customer (uncredited) |
| Duke York | Attendant with the Coroner (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Bobby Barber | Test Technician in Booth (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Acrobatic Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Frank Penny | Spinelli (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Who Done It? |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 30 ottobre 1942 |
| Production | Alex Gottlieb |
| Writer | Stanley Roberts, Edmund Joseph, John Grant |
| Editing | Arthur Hilton |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Assistant directors | Howard Christie, Erle C. Kenton |
| Camera operators | Charles Van Enger |
| Additional photography | Charles Van Enger |
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| Production design | A.J. Gilmore, Russell A. Gausman, Robert F. Boyle, Jack Otterson |
| Art direction | Robert F. Boyle, Jack Otterson, A.J. Gilmore, Russell A. Gausman |
| Set decoration | A.J. Gilmore, Russell A. Gausman, Robert F. Boyle, Jack Otterson |
| Stunts | Pat Costello |
| Music | Frank Skinner, Hans J. Salter, Sonny Burke, Don Raye, Charles Previn, Milton Rosen, Richard Hageman, Charles Henderson, Sam Perry, Hugh Prince, Bernard B. Brown |
| Sound | Frank Skinner, Bernard B. Brown, Hans J. Salter, Sonny Burke, Don Raye, Charles Previn, Milton Rosen, Richard Hageman, Charles Henderson, Sam Perry, Hugh Prince |
| Costume design | Vera West |
| Makeup | Vera West |
| Hairstyling | Vera West |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 06, 1942 / NR
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