- HD 1080
- Runtime: 79m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Elliott Nugent
- Stars: Ernest Truex, Una Merkel, John Miljan, Johnny Hines, Edward Arnold
- keywords: gangster, poison, attempted murder, pre-code, elopement, mystery writer, revenge killing, ingenuity, criminal plot, amused, lovers in danger
- Production_studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- The Whistling in the Dark is featured in the top rankings of 1933
- #51 in Top Comedy Movies of 1933
- #58 in Top Drama Movies of 1933
- #23 in Top Crime Movies of 1933
A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist their help in devising the perfect murder.