A Shot in the Dark
1941 | 57m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | William C. McGann |
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| Writer: | M. Coates Webster |
| Staring: |
| A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 05, 1941 |
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| Director: | William C. McGann |
| Writer: | M. Coates Webster |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | nightclub, singer |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Lundigan | Peter Kennedy |
| Nan Wynn | Dixie Waye |
| Ricardo Cortez | Phillip Richards |
| Regis Toomey | William Ryder |
| Maris Wrixon | Helen Armstrong |
| Lucia Carroll | Clare Winters |
| Donald Douglas | Roger Armstrong |
| Noel Madison | Al Martin |
| John Gallaudet | Schaffer |
| Frank Wilcox | Naval Officer |
| Theodore von Eltz | George Kilpatrick |
| Lee Phelps | Blaney |
| Frank M. Thomas | Klein |
| Emory Parnell | Marsotti |
| Garrett Craig | Connors |
| Jack Wise | Photographer |
| George Campeau | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Conlin | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Michael Conroy | Messenger Boy (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Waldo - Nightclub Chef (uncredited) |
| Gus Glassmire | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| William Hopper | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Reid Kilpatrick | Police Broadcaster (uncredited) |
| Al Lloyd | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Will Morgan | Tony - Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | Paul - Nightclub Waiter (uncredited) |
| William Phillips | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Loretta Rush | Chambermaid (uncredited) |
| Cliff Saum | Police Guard (uncredited) |
| Don Turner | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Dave Willock | Elevator Operator (uncredited) |
| Claude Wisberg | Bellboy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| M. Coates Webster | Screenplay |
| Frederick Nebel | Screenstory |
| William C. McGann | Director |
| Stanley Fleischer | Art Direction |
| Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Harold McLernon | Editor |
| Howard Jackson | Additional Music |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Quinn | Assistant Director |
| Oliver S. Garretson | Sound |
| James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| William Lava | Original Music Composer |
| Adolph Deutsch | Additional Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
| William Jacobs | Associate Producer |
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