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Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 American crime comedy film, the second of three starring Red Skelton as radio detective and amateur crime solver Wally Benton (also known as The Fox) and Ann Rutherford as his fiancée.
Whistling in Dixie: Directed by S. Sylvan Simon. With Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, George Bancroft, Guy Kibbee. Radio sleuth Wally "The Fox" Benton forgoes his honeymoon to help his wife's old friend solve a murder and hunt for Civil War gold inside a spooky mansion and fort.
Whistling in Dixie (1942) was the second in a series of three films starring Red Skelton and Ann Rutherford for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the early 1940s. The initial film, Whistling in the Dark (1941), was a remake of the 1933 Ernest Truex film of the same name. It proved to be very popular with audiences and made Skelton a star.
Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 crime comedy film, the second of three starring Red Skelton as radio detective 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.
Overview. Radio sleuth Wally 'The Fox' Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to help Carol's college chum, Ellamae Downs, solve a mystery involving a murdered man, old Fort Dixon, and buried treasure.
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Whistling in Dixie. 1942. Directed by S. Sylvan Simon. FUNNIEST FILM EVER MADE ! Radio sleuth Wally ‘The Fox’ Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to help Carol’s college chum, Ellamae Downs, solve a mystery involving a murdered man, old Fort Dixon, and buried treasure. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
