

Footsteps in the Dark
1941-03-08 · 96 min · ★ 7.0
A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.
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- Directors
- Lloyd Bacon
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Errol FlynnFrancis Monroe Warren II, alias F.X. Pettijohn
Brenda MarshallRita Warren
Ralph BellamyDr. R.L. Davis
Alan HalePolice Insp. Charles M. Mason
Lee PatrickBlondie White
Allen JenkinsWilfred
Lucile WatsonAgatha Archer
William FrawleyDet. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Roscoe KarnsMonahan
Grant MitchellWellington Carruthers
Maris WrixonJune Brewster
Noel MadisonLeopold Fissue
Jack La RueAce Vernon
Turhan BeyAhmed
Wade BotelerPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
Richard CramerDetective Bringing Vernon (uncredited)
Frank FaylenGus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Creighton HaleMr. Harlan (uncredited)
William HopperPolice Secretary (uncredited)
Olaf HyttenHorace the Butler (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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