Who Done It?

"Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen!"

1942 1h 17m EN

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 47

ComedyMystery

Synopsis

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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.

“Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen!”

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Cast

Bud Abbott
Chick Larkin
Lou Costello
Mervin Q. Milgrim
Patric Knowles
Jim Turner
Louise Allbritton
Jane Little
Mary Wickes
Juliet Collins
William Gargan
Detective Inspector Lou
William Bendix
Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Thomas Gomez
Col. J.R. Andrews

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Erle C. Kenton
Writers: Edmund Joseph, Stanley Roberts, Stanley Roberts
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Erle C. Kenton, shot by Charles Van Enger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Arthur Hilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and Patric Knowles carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035555 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Erle C. Kenton directs. Charles Van Enger behind the camera. Arthur Hilton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Erle C. Kenton, shot by Charles Van Enger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Arthur Hilton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bud Abbott and Lou Costello and Patric Knowles carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen!".
7IMDB entry: tt0035555 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.