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.
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
Heller
Jerome Cowan
'Shorty', a studio pageboy
Walter Tetley
Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man
Joe Kirk
'Murder at Midnight' program manager
Don Porter
'Murder at Midnight' Organist
Norman Abbott
Acrobat (uncredited)
Abel Pina
Acrobat (uncredited)
Antonio Pina
Acrobat (uncredited)
Henry Pina
Acrobat (uncredited)
Jerry Pina
Acrobat (uncredited)
Jenaro Pina
Coroner (cameo)
Milton Parsons
Telephone Operator
Gladys Blake
Bill, man telephoning Brazil
Eddie Bruce
Jake, man telephoning Alaska
Billy Wayne
Mrs. Laffingwell, dowager telephoning Moscow
Alice Fleming
Radio Actress (uncredited)
Margaret Brayton
Radio Actor (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Radio Actor (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Radio Actor (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell
Announcer (uncredited)
Ed Emerson
Announcer (uncredited)
Buddy Twiss
Man in drug store touting Juliet (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Station Employee (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava
Station Employee (uncredited)
George Ford
Customer (uncredited)
Jerry Frank
Attendant with the Coroner (uncredited)
Duke York
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Policeman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Acrobatic Show Spectator (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Spinelli (uncredited)
Frank Penny