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Shudder through your laughter at the gayest, goofiest manhunt since Abbott and Costello convulsed the screen! - Who Done It?
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Title: Who Done It?

Release Date: 30 Oct 1942

Runtime: 1h 17m

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Director: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Universal Pictures

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (35 votes)

Cast

  • Chick Larkin: Bud Abbott
  • Mervin Q. Milgrim: Lou Costello
  • Jim Turner: Patric Knowles
  • Jane Little: Louise Allbritton
  • Juliet Collins: Mary Wickes
  • Detective Inspector Lou: William Gargan
  • Detective Sgt. Brannigan: William Bendix
  • Col. J.R. Andrews: Thomas Gomez
  • Dr. Anton Marek: Ludwig Stössel
  • 'Murder at Midnight' Announcer: Edmund MacDonald
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