Whistling in Dixie
Released: December 31, 1942Runtime: 74 min
Radio sleuth Wally 'The Fox' Benton travels to Georgia with his fiancé Carol to be married; and to help Carol's college chum, Ellamae Downs, solve a mystery involving a murdered man, old Fort Dixon, and buried treasure.
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Red Skelton
as Wally 'The Fox' Benton
Ann Rutherford
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George Bancroft
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Guy Kibbee
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Diana Lewis
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Peter Whitney
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Rags Ragland
as Sylvester 'Lester' Conway
Celia Travers
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Lucien Littlefield
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Louis Mason
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