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- The Whistler is a 1944 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart and J. Carrol Naish.
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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. [1]
The Whistler: Directed by William Castle. With Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish, Alan Dinehart. A depressed man hires an assassin to kill him when he least expects it, but when his life takes an upward turn, he finds he now wishes to live.
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- Film-Noir, Mystery
- William Castle
- 1944-03-30
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William Castle directed four entries in the series. Each film in the series began with the shadowy figure of "The Whistler," who would whistle a haunting tune and declare "I am the whistler, I know many strange tales."
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.
- William Castle
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.
35mm, b/w, 60 min. Production: Darmour, Inc. Distribution: Columbia Pictures Corp. Producer: Rudolph C. Flothow. Director: William Castle. Based on the radio series created by J. Donald Wilson. Screenwriter: Eric Taylor. Cinematographer: James S. Brown. Editor: Jerome Thoms.
