Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
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.
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Writers:
Lester Cole, John Wexley.
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Errol Flynn as Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn |
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Brenda Marshall as Rita Warren |
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Ralph Bellamy as Dr. R.L. Davis |
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Alan Hale as Police Insp. Charles M. Mason |
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Lee Patrick as Blondie White |
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Allen Jenkins as Wilfred |
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Lucile Watson as Agatha Archer |
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William Frawley as Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins |
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Roscoe Karns as Monahan |
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Grant Mitchell as Wellington Carruthers |
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Maris Wrixon as June Brewster |
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Noel Madison as Leopold Fissue |
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Jack La Rue as Ace Vernon |
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Turhan Bey as Ahmed |
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Wade Boteler as Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Richard Cramer as Detective Bringing Vernon (uncredited) |
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Frank Faylen as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Creighton Hale as Mr. Harlan (uncredited) |
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William Hopper as Police Secretary (uncredited) |
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Olaf Hytten as Horace the Butler (uncredited) |
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Frank Mayo as Joe a Cop (uncredited) |
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Jack Mower as Police Sgt. Brent (uncredited) |
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David Newell as June's Escort (uncredited) |
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Winifred Harris as Miss Perry |
| Directing | Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Writing | Ladislas Fodor | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Bernard Merivale | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Jeffrey Dell | Theatre Play |
| Production | Robert Lord | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Howard Shoup | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Rex Wimpy | Special Effects |
| Writing | Lester Cole | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Wexley | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Owen Marks | Editor |
| Art | Max Parker | Art Direction |
| Sound | Francis J. Scheid | Sound |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Music Director |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |