Who Done It? (1942 film)

thumb|"Hey, do you know there's a couple of soda jerks around here playing detective?""G'wan! Don't you know it's against the law to impersonate an officer?""Well, then how do you get away with it?" Who Done It? is a 1942 American film about two aspiring mystery writers who become involved with a real murder case. Directed by Erle C. Kenton. Written by Stanley Roberts, Edmund Joseph, and John Grant. thumb|"Don't call me Blimp!""Why not?""What makes a blimp go up?""Hot air.""What's holding you down?" Mervin Q. Milgrim [reading from radio script] The title of this story is---"The Midget Gets The Chair", or "Small Fry"! Dialogue Chick Larkin: [about Juliet Collins] She's only got a couple of buck teeth. Mervin Q. Milgrim: Why do I care what she paid for them? Customer: What happened to my strawberry sundae? Mervin Q. Milgrim: What's today? Customer: Friday. Mervin Q. Milgrim: You've got two more days to wait. Mervin Q. Milgrim: [nauseous] I gotta go back upstairs and get something... Chick Larkin: What have you gotta get? Mervin Q. Milgrim: My stomach... Col. J.R. Andrews: Mr. Turner, may I remind you that I have a contract for your services, and I intend to exercise it. Jimmy Turner: You'll get plenty of exercise trying to find me. Wiseguy Kid Usher: Hey, do you know there's a couple of soda jerks around here playing detective? Detective Brannigan: G'wan! Don't you know it's against the law to impersonate an officer? Wiseguy Kid Usher: Well, then how do you get away with it? Chick Larkin: If we solve this case, the public will be begging for "MUCK AND MIRE'. Mervin Q. Milgrim: And if the murderer gets us, we'll do plenty of begging, too! Mervin Q. Milgrim: Don't call me Blimp! Detective Brannigan: Why not? Mervin Q. Milgrim: What makes a blimp go up? Detective Brannigan: Hot air. Mervin Q. Milgrim: What's holding you down? Mervin Q. Milgrim: I'm getting a lot of silly answers from this guy. Chick Larkin: Well, grill him. Mervin Q. Milgrim: What? Chick Larkin: Grill him. Mervin Q. Milgrim: I'm not hungry! Cast Bud Abbott — Chick Larkin Lou Costello — Mervin Q. Milgrim Patric Knowles — Jimmy Turner William Gargan — Police Lt. Lou Moran Louise Allbritton — Jane Little Thomas Gomez — Col. J.R. Andrews William Bendix — Detective Brannigan Don Porter — Art Fraser Jerome Cowan — Marco Heller Mary Wickes — Juliet Collins Ludwig Stössel — Dr. Anton Marek Quotes about Who Done It? Who Done It? is a 1942 Abbott and Costello film in which Bud Abbott and Lou Costello play two soda jerks who aspire to become radio mystery writers. However, their efforts to pitch a mystery get derailed when an actual murder occurs in a program that they’re attending. They leap in to try and investigate like good amateur sleuths, but find themselves running through the station from the police while trying to clear their names, and stay alive. Yours Truly, Johnny Blogger, "Film Review: Who Done It?", The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio (10 February 2024) The movie is definitely one of their more fast-paced films, with the murder mystery serving as a ticking time bomb and also limiting the number of settings. Yet, it still delivers some great laughs, a satisfying solution to the mystery and one of great big over-the-top slapstick finales this early era of Abbott and Costello films was known for. Yours Truly, Johnny Blogger, "Film Review: Who Done It?", The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio (10 February 2024) External links 0035555 Who Done It? Category:1942 American films Category:Abbott and Costello films Category:American mystery films Category:Spy films Category:Screenplays by John Grant Category:Films directed by Erle C. Kenton Category:1942 English-language films