The Whistler (1944)
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The Whistler was the first of eight Columbia "B" thrillers based on the popular radio series of the same name. The Whistler, a shadowy (and unbilled) figure, introduced each film as he'd done on radio: "I am the Whistler...and I know many things, for I walk by night." This… More The Whistler was the first of eight Columbia "B" thrillers based on the popular radio series of the same name. The Whistler, a shadowy (and unbilled) figure, introduced each film as he'd done on radio: "I am the Whistler...and I know many things, for I walk by night." This time the Whistler tells the strange story of despondent Richard Dix, who, believing his wife dead, hires professional killer J. Carroll Naish to put him out of his misery. Then the wife suddenly shows up...and Dix can't locate his would-be assassin. An old story with plenty of fresh new twists (for example, Naish talks of his profession as though it were a fine art like painting and sculpture), The Whistler bode well for the seven films that followed. Richard Dix starred in all but one film in the series, alternating between hero and heavy. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- William Castle
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 30, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The film's theme is that man cannot change his destiny, and if his destiny is to die by murder...that's what it will be.
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Cast
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Richard Dix
as Earl Conrad
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J. Carrol Naish
as The Killer
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Gloria Stuart
as Alice Walker
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Alan Dinehart
as Gorman
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Don Costello
as Lefty Vigran
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Joan Woodbury
as Toni Vigran
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Trevor Bardette
as The Thief
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Robert Emmett Keane
as Charles McNear
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Clancy Cooper
as Briggs
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George Lloyd
as Bill Tomley
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Byron Foulger
as Flophouse Clerk
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Charles Coleman
as Jennings
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Robert E. Homans
as Dock Watchman
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Cy Kendall
as Bartender
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Otto Forrest
as The Whistler
