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Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Writers:
Ladislas Fodor (play) &
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Release Date:
8 March 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Mystery | Crime more
Plot:
A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A fun and delightful comedy/ murder mystery more (8 total)

Cast

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Errol Flynn ... Francis Monroe Warren II

Brenda Marshall ... Rita Warren
Ralph Bellamy ... Dr. R.L. Davis
Alan Hale ... Police Insp. Charles M. Mason
Lee Patrick ... Blondie White
Allen Jenkins ... Mr. Wilfred
Lucile Watson ... Mrs. Agatha Archer
William Frawley ... Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Roscoe Karns ... Monahan
Grant Mitchell ... Wellington Carruthers
Maris Wrixon ... June Brewster
Noel Madison ... Leopold Fissue
Jack La Rue ... Ace Vernon (as Jack LaRue)
Turhan Bey ... Ahmed
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George Campeau ... Burlesque patron (scenes deleted)
Sol Gorss ... Burlesque patron (scenes deleted)
Harry Seymour ... Straight Mmn (scenes deleted)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #6780)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

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Trivia:
The original play called "Katzenzungen" was written by Ladislas Fodor using the pseudonym W. George Selous. It was adapted into English by Bernard Merivale, with additional dialogue by Jeffrey Dell, and produced in London under the title "Blondie White." more
Quotes:
Police Insp. Charles M. Mason: Say, listen, doctor. This is very important. I want another autopsy on Fissue. And be very careful this time. It's possible he was murdered by some obscure drug that you might have overlooked.
Coroner: I'm very sorry, Inspector. But I can't make another autopsy. Why not? Because the body was cremated yesterday.
Police Insp. Charles M. Mason: All right. Then don't do it.
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A fun and delightful comedy/ murder mystery, 4 August 2003
6/10
Author: yarborough from northridge, ca

Errol Flynn is a very underrated actor when it comes to comedy. People just see him as a swashbuckler, dashing action hero. Not as a actor who could do any role from any type of genre. In Footsteps in the Dark he's very amusing and witty in his role as a person who lives a double life. In the day he's a insurance investigator, who goes by the name of Francis Warren and to his lovely wife a man who spends late nights at representative meetings. But in reality by night he's a crime solver/ murder investigator who what he sees he writes into his novels, and his latest book called by the same name of the film has raised eyebrows all over town and everyone is wondering who is this F.X. Pettijohn. When Francis' wife finds out the truth the sparks really begin to fly. Errol Flynn is absolutely hilarious in this role and Alan Hale, Brenda Marshall, William Frawley, and Ralph Bellamy do a fine job in backing up Errol. The movie has a lot of funny moments. Some of these include how Francis explains his way out of a jam with his wife and mother in-law. Others include Francis portrayal as a rich Texan named Tex, who Errol Flynn plays with a hick accent and an amusing cowboy walk, which can't be missed. Absolutely funny, it had me in tears. There is wrong thing though that i don't like about the film, and that is it's lack of crime solving clues and interrogation of suspects. It's not like Charlie Chan with it's clever crime solving. Their are a couple of clues here and there, but nothing clever though. Still the film is very delightful to watch and funny and I think it's much more entertaining to watch then other the Errol/ Brenda film they did together the year before this, The Sea Hawk. **1/2 out of ****

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