
77 minutes
10/30/1942
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

Bud Abbott
as Chick Larkin

Lou Costello
as Mervin Q. Milgrim

Patric Knowles
as Jim Turner

Louise Allbritton
as Jane Little

Mary Wickes
as Juliet Collins

William Gargan
as Detective Inspector Lou

William Bendix
as Detective Sgt. Brannigan

Thomas Gomez
as Col. J.R. Andrews

Ludwig Stössel
as Dr. Anton Marek

Edmund MacDonald
as 'Murder at Midnight' Announcer

Jerome Cowan
as Heller

Walter Tetley
as 'Shorty', a studio pageboy

Joe Kirk
as Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man

Don Porter
as 'Murder at Midnight' program manager

Norman Abbott
as 'Murder at Midnight' Organist
Abel Pina
as Acrobat (uncredited)
Antonio Pina
as Acrobat (uncredited)
Henry Pina
as Acrobat (uncredited)
Jerry Pina
as Acrobat (uncredited)
Jenaro Pina
as Acrobat (uncredited)

Milton Parsons
as Coroner (cameo)

Gladys Blake
as Telephone Operator

Eddie Bruce
as Bill, man telephoning Brazil

Billy Wayne
as Jake, man telephoning Alaska

Alice Fleming
as Mrs. Laffingwell, dowager telephoning Moscow

Margaret Brayton
as Radio Actress (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
as Radio Actor (uncredited)

Paul Dubov
as Radio Actor (uncredited)

Gene O'Donnell
as Radio Actor (uncredited)
Ed Emerson
as Announcer (uncredited)
Buddy Twiss
as Announcer (uncredited)

Edward Keane
as Man in drug store touting Juliet (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
as Station Employee (uncredited)
George Ford
as Station Employee (uncredited)
Jerry Frank
as Customer (uncredited)

Duke York
as Attendant with the Coroner (uncredited)

Harry Strang
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Bobby Barber
as Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
as Policeman (uncredited)

Frank McLure
as Acrobatic Show Spectator (uncredited)
Frank Penny
as Spinelli (uncredited)