CinemaOSMovie · 1941 · 1h 36m · NR
Footsteps in the Dark
70%(13)IMDbComedyMysteryCrime

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 byLloyd Bacon

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
March 8, 1941
Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon
Written by
Lester Cole
John Wexley

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