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Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark

19416.81h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Written by Jeffrey Dell, Bernard Merivale, Ladislas Fodor
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Top Cast

Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn

Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Rita Warren

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Dr. R.L. Davis

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

Police Insp. Charles M. Mason

Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

Blondie White

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Wilfred

Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson

Agatha Archer

William Frawley

William Frawley

Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Monahan

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Wellington Carruthers

Themes & Keywords

double lifeamateur detectivedentistmurder investigationburlesque dancer

About Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark is a comedy, mystery, crime film released in 1941 exploring themes of double life, amateur detective, dentist, murder investigation, burlesque dancer. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, it stars Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy. 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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