double life,amateur detective,dentist,murder investigation,burlesque dancer

Footsteps in the Dark (1941)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Lloyd Bacon
  • Profile picture of Errol Flynn
    Francis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn Errol Flynn
  • Profile picture of Brenda Marshall
    Rita Warren Brenda Marshall
  • Profile picture of Ralph Bellamy
    Dr. R.L. Davis Ralph Bellamy
  • Profile picture of Alan Hale
    Police Insp. Charles M. Mason Alan Hale
  • Profile picture of Lee Patrick
    Blondie White Lee Patrick
  • Profile picture of Allen Jenkins
    Wilfred Allen Jenkins
  • Profile picture of Lucile Watson
    Agatha Archer Lucile Watson
  • Profile picture of William Frawley
    Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins William Frawley

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Keywords

  • double life
  • amateur detective
  • dentist
  • murder investigation
  • burlesque dancer