The Whistler (1944)
The Whistler (1944)
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Plot.
A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Dix
Earl C. Conrad
Gloria Stuart
Alice Walker
J. Carrol Naish
The Killer
Alan Dinehart
Gorman
Trevor Bardette
The Bum in the Next Bed (Uncredited)
William Benedict
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Telephone Repairman (Uncredited)
Don Costello
Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Otto Forrest
The Whistler (Uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Flophouse Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Tomley's Assistant (Uncredited)
Robert Homans
Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
Jack Ingram
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Charles 'Charlie' McNear (Uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Gus, Bartender (Uncredited)
George Lloyd
Bill Tomley (Uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Detective at Dock (Uncredited) / Stunts
Pat O'Malley
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Man at Flophouse (Uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Man at Flophouse (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
John George
Bum (Uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Bum (Uncredited)
Roy Brent
Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Russell Custer
Bar Patron (Uncredited)
William Castle
Director
Rudolph C. Flothow
Producer
Eric Taylor
Writer
J. Donald Wilson
Story
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 30, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h
Content RatingNR
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Wiki.
The Whistler is a 1944 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart and J. Carrol Naish. Based on the radio drama The Whistler, it was the first of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films starring Richard Dix produced in the 1940s. The film will be under copyright until 2040 due to renewal.
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