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FilmComedyCrimeMystery

Footsteps in the Dark (1941)

NR · 1941-03-08 · 1h 36m · EN
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A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.

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Lloyd BaconDirector

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Errol FlynnErrol FlynnFrancis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. PettijohnBrenda MarshallBrenda MarshallRita WarrenRalph BellamyRalph BellamyDr. R.L. DavisAlan HaleAlan HalePolice Insp. Charles M. MasonLee PatrickLee PatrickBlondie WhiteAllen JenkinsAllen JenkinsWilfredLucile WatsonLucile WatsonAgatha ArcherWilliam FrawleyWilliam FrawleyDet. 'Hoppy' HopkinsRoscoe KarnsRoscoe KarnsMonahanGrant MitchellGrant MitchellWellington CarruthersMaris WrixonMaris WrixonJune BrewsterNoel MadisonNoel MadisonLeopold Fissue

Keywords

Amateur detectiveMurder investigationDouble lifeDentistBurlesque dancer

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Crime · MysteryTheme affinityAmateur Detective · Murder Investigation · Double LifeNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyDirector preference280215Actor preference252942 · 266611 · 160514

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A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.

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Footsteps in the Dark has a runtime of 96 minutes.

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