
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.
Cast

Bud Abbott
Chick Larkin

Lou Costello
Mervin Q. Milgrim

Patric Knowles
Jim Turner

Louise Allbritton
Jane Little

Mary Wickes
Juliet Collins

William Gargan
Detective Inspector Lou

William Bendix
Detective Sgt. Brannigan

Thomas Gomez
Col. J.R. Andrews

Ludwig Stössel
Dr. Anton Marek

Edmund MacDonald
'Murder at Midnight' Announcer

Jerome Cowan
Heller

Walter Tetley
'Shorty', a studio pageboy

Joe Kirk
Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man

Don Porter
'Murder at Midnight' program manager

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

Milton Parsons
Coroner (cameo)

Gladys Blake
Telephone Operator

Eddie Bruce
Bill, man telephoning Brazil

Billy Wayne
Jake, man telephoning Alaska

Alice Fleming
Mrs. Laffingwell, dowager telephoning Moscow

Margaret Brayton
Radio Actress (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
Radio Actor (uncredited)

Paul Dubov
Radio Actor (uncredited)

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

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

Duke York
Attendant with the Coroner (uncredited)

Harry Strang
Truck Driver (uncredited)

Bobby Barber
Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)

Chuck Hamilton
Policeman (uncredited)

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

Erle C. Kenton
Director
Stanley Roberts
Screenplay, Story
Edmund Joseph
Screenplay
John Grant
Screenplay
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Charles Van Enger
Director of Photography
Howard Christie
Assistant Director
Alex Gottlieb
Producer
Vera West
Costume Design
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director
Charles Previn
Music Director, Music

Frank Skinner
Music
Hans J. Salter
Music
Sonny Burke
Music
Don Raye
Music
Milton Rosen
Music

Richard Hageman
Music
Charles Henderson
Music
Sam Perry
Music
Hugh Prince
Music
A.J. Gilmore
Set Decoration
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Pat Costello
Stunt Double
Robert F. Boyle
Art Direction
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
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