hyped garbage

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

The third and final film in the "Whistling" series has the biggest, most elaborate production, but also the longest running time. There are some great stunts (the elevator sequence), some big laughs ("Get his gun....get his gun....get his gun....get his gun...."), and the by-now series-trademarked chaotic climactic fight, with scrappy Ann Rutherford helping The Fox quite a bit. But the baseball sequence, though it has its moments, is a little overextended, and the crime plot, after a promising start, gets spelled out to the audience rather too soon. "Rags" Ragland has been promoted to co-starring status here, while the secondary female role is filled by Jean Rogers, who is cute but can't match Virginia Grey from "Whistling In The Dark". **1/2 out of 4.

An enjoyable trifle, this is a fast-paced comedy in which Red Skelton is a radio performer pursued by the police as the suspect in a series of murders. His chauffeur is Rags Ragland, and they're accompanied by Red's fiancée, Ann Rutherford, and an inquiring report, Jean Rogers.What it lacks in sophistication it makes up for in energy. Three scenes in particular stand out. In one, the four hang from the top of an empty elevator shaft -- each by the other's heels -- and swing back and forth to reach an empty door. It's fairly tense for a comedy and the producers must have used professional acrobats.In another, Skelton poses as the pitcher for a bearded baseball team who happen to be playing the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1943, the Dodgers seemed ordained by the God of baseball never to win a series and were a national joke, referred to as "dem Bums." That was before they moved to Los Angeles and began wearing sandals, Hawaiian shirts, and shades on the playing field. Many, or maybe most, attempts at humor on the sports field flop as anticlimactic, but this one is kind of amusing. Leo Durocher and the rest of the team make an appearance.The last outstanding scene involves a farcical fight aboard a deserted ship and makes good use of nautical props.Zippy stuff. Better than some of Skelton's other movies, especially his later ones.

Released in 1943, "Whistling in Brooklyn" is the last of the films which starred Red Skelton as radio detective Wally "The Fox" Benton who gets involved in real-life murders. All he wants to do is marry his girlfriend (Ann Rutherford), but something always delays the wedding. Jean Rogers as a reporter and Rags Ragland appear in this "Whistling." This film concerns a serial killer named 'Constant Reader' who is killing people in Brooklyn. Wally falls under suspicion and tries to solve the crime and escape the police at the same time.In one sequence, Wally disguises himself as a ball player on a bearded team playing an exhibition with the Brooklyn Dodgers; he has to go out and play a game, while trying to get a message to the police. Some of the Dodgers appeared - Leo Durocher, Arky Vaughn, Joe Medwick, etc. Fun for old-time baseball fans who remember these players.Skelton can be corny, and some of his humor in this is groan-worthy. But the pace is fast, there are some funny bits, and when Skelton is being serious, he's actually quite sweet and natural. Ann Rutherford is adorable as his girlfriend.Good fun.

The gags fly thick and fast in this, the last of Skelton's Whistling series for MGM. The pace is so hectic you may have to check your fast-forward. But the first half-hour is near hilarious with the usual Skelton mugging and pratfalls, backed up by experts Rags Ragland and Ann Rutherford, along with clever quips galore, so stay tuned. As usual, the plot amounts to little more than a convenient hat-rack on which to hang Skelton's usual brand of madcap. And what better fare for wartime audiences than a chance to escape the horrors with this slapstick whirlwind. I really did wonder how they would escape the elevator shaft, one of those great moments when you don't know whether to laugh or hide your eyes. And, yes, that is Jean Rogers as the reporter, on a break from Ming the Merciless and his serial effort at conquering the universe and Flash Gordon all in the same breath. There's also a chance to scope out Ebbetts Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers before both were torn down and shipped to LA. All in all, good period fun, even this many years later.