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.
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Bud Abbott as Chick Larkin
Lou Costello as Mervin Q. Milgrim
Patric Knowles as Jim Turner
Louise Allbritton as Jane Little
Mary Wickes as Juliet Collins
William Gargan as Detective Inspector Lou
William Bendix as Detective Sgt. Brannigan
Thomas Gomez as Col. J.R. Andrews
Ludwig Stössel as Dr. Anton Marek
Edmund MacDonald as 'Murder at Midnight' Announcer
Jerome Cowan as Heller
Walter Tetley as 'Shorty', a studio pageboy
Joe Kirk as Harry, 'Murder At Midnight' sound man
Don Porter as 'Murder at Midnight' program manager
Norman Abbott as 'Murder at Midnight' Organist
Abel Pina as Acrobat (uncredited)
Antonio Pina as Acrobat (uncredited)
Henry Pina as Acrobat (uncredited)
Jerry Pina as Acrobat (uncredited)
Jenaro Pina as Acrobat (uncredited)
Milton Parsons as Coroner (cameo)
Gladys Blake as Telephone Operator
Eddie Bruce as Bill, man telephoning Brazil
Billy Wayne as Jake, man telephoning Alaska
Alice Fleming as Mrs. Laffingwell, dowager telephoning Moscow
Margaret Brayton as Radio Actress (uncredited)
Crane Whitley as Radio Actor (uncredited)
Paul Dubov as Radio Actor (uncredited)
Gene O'Donnell as Radio Actor (uncredited)
Ed Emerson as Announcer (uncredited)
Buddy Twiss as Announcer (uncredited)
Edward Keane as Man in drug store touting Juliet (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava as Station Employee (uncredited)
George Ford as Station Employee (uncredited)
Jerry Frank as Customer (uncredited)
Duke York as Attendant with the Coroner (uncredited)
Harry Strang as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Bobby Barber as Test Technician in Booth (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton as Policeman (uncredited)
Frank McLure as Acrobatic Show Spectator (uncredited)