Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Brooklyn is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, following "Whistling in the Dark" and "Whistling in Dixie". Leo Durocher, then-manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, made his screen debut, playing himself, while Dodgers "superfan" Hilda Chester also made a brief appearance, playing herself. Plot. Wally prepares to marry his girlfriend, but gets sidetracked when he is mistaken for a serial killer.