Whistling in Dixie

About Whistling in Dixie

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.

S. Sylvan Simon's Whistling in Dixie is a 1942 comedy crime film. At 74 minutes long, it arrived in December 1942.

Red Skelton stars as Wally Benton, Ann Rutherford as Carol Lambert, George Bancroft as Sheriff Claude Stagg, and Guy Kibbee as Judge George Lee. Written by Nat Perrin.

Shelv files it under sorority, old friends, georgia, and fort.

Blue Ruin, The General's Daughter, and Ravenous make useful companions to Whistling in Dixie, all filed under murder. It carries a NR rating.