Footsteps in the Dark
1941 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
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| Writer: | John Wexley, Lester Cole |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 08, 1941 |
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| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
| Writer: | John Wexley, Lester Cole |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | double life, amateur detective, dentist, murder investigation, burlesque dancer |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Errol Flynn | Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn |
| Brenda Marshall | Rita Warren |
| Ralph Bellamy | Dr. R.L. Davis |
| Alan Hale | Police Insp. Charles M. Mason |
| Lee Patrick | Blondie White |
| Allen Jenkins | Wilfred |
| Lucile Watson | 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 |
| Turhan Bey | Ahmed |
| Wade Boteler | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Richard Cramer | Detective Bringing Vernon (uncredited) |
| Frank Faylen | Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Creighton Hale | Mr. Harlan (uncredited) |
| William Hopper | Police Secretary (uncredited) |
| Olaf Hytten | Horace the Butler (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Joe a Cop (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Police Sgt. Brent (uncredited) |
| David Newell | June's Escort (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Miss Perry |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Wexley | Screenplay |
| Lester Cole | Screenplay |
| Owen Marks | Editor |
| Max Parker | Art Direction |
| Francis J. Scheid | Sound |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Bernard Merivale | Theatre Play |
| Jeffrey Dell | Theatre Play |
| Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Rex Wimpy | Special Effects |
| Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Ladislas Fodor | Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Lord | Associate Producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
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