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Who Done It? (1942)

APPROVED 77 min  -  Comedy | Mystery  -   6 November 1942 (USA)
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Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station... See full summary »

Director:

Erle C. Kenton

Writers:

Stanley Roberts (story), Stanley Roberts (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Bud Abbott, Lou Costello and Patric Knowles
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Cast

Cast overview:
Bud Abbott Bud Abbott ...
Chick Larkin / Voice of Himself on Radio
Lou Costello Lou Costello ...
Mervin Q. Milgrim / Voice of Himself on Radio
Patric Knowles Patric Knowles ...
Jimmy Turner
William Gargan William Gargan ...
Police Lt. Lou Moran
Louise Allbritton Louise Allbritton ...
Jane Little
Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez ...
Colonel J.R. Andrews
William Bendix William Bendix ...
Detective Brannigan
Don Porter Don Porter ...
Art Fraser
Jerome Cowan Jerome Cowan ...
Marco Heller
Mary Wickes ...
Juliet Collins
Ludwig Stössel Ludwig Stössel ...
Dr. Anton Marek
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Storyline

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. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Radio | Murder | Transcript | Whodunit | Beautiful Woman  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Deux nigauds détectives See more »

Company Credits

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Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono  | Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Radio actor Walter Tetley, who plays the elevator operator who perpetually gets the best of Lou Costello in this film, would go on to become the voice of "Sherman" in the "Mr. Peabody" cartoons in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Juliet is telling Mervyn that he can buy her some ice cream after the radio broadcast but that she had to go take care of radio business, her voice is heard but her lips don't move. When she turns around after entering the studio, she says something, but it isn't heard. See more »

Quotes

Customer: What happened to my strawberry sundae?
Mervin Q. Milgrim: What's today?
Customer: Friday.
Mervin Q. Milgrim: You've got two more days to wait.
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Connections

Spoofed in Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood (2009) See more »