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The Whistler (1944)

Radio's Master of Mystery... Now on the Screen!

Genre : Thriller, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : William Castle

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Richard Dix
Richard Dix
Earl C. Conrad
Gloria Stuart
Gloria Stuart
Alice Walker
J. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
The Killer
Alan Dinehart
Alan Dinehart
Gorman
Trevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
The Bum in the Next Bed (Uncredited)
William Benedict
William Benedict
The Deafmute (Uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Clancy Cooper
Telephone Repairman (Uncredited)
Don Costello
Don Costello
Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Ralph Dunn
Cop at Car Accident (Uncredited)
Otto Forrest
Otto Forrest
The Whistler (Uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Flophouse Desk Clerk (Uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Dick Gordon
Tomley's Assistant (Uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Dock Watchman (Uncredited)
Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
Charles 'Charlie' McNear (Uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall
Gus, Bartender (Uncredited)
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
Bill Tomley (Uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Detective at Dock (Uncredited)
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Police Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
Man at Flophouse (Uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Charles Wagenheim
Man at Flophouse (Uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Joan Woodbury
Antoinette 'Toni' Vigran (Uncredited)
John George
John George
Bum (Uncredited)
Willie Bloom
Willie Bloom
Bum (Uncredited)
Roy Brent
Roy Brent
Detective in Alley (Uncredited)
Russell Custer
Russell Custer
Bar Patron (Uncredited)

Crews

William Castle
William Castle
Director
Eric Taylor
Eric Taylor
Writer
J. Donald Wilson
J. Donald Wilson
Story
James S. Brown Jr.
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
Rudolph C. Flothow
Rudolph C. Flothow
Producer
René Garriguenc
René Garriguenc
Original Music Composer
Lucien Moraweck
Lucien Moraweck
Original Music Composer
Jerome Thoms
Jerome Thoms
Editor
George Van Marter
George Van Marter
Art Direction
Sidney Clifford
Sidney Clifford
Set Decoration
Richard Monroe
Richard Monroe
Assistant Director
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Stunts
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard
Stunts
Wilbur Hatch
Wilbur Hatch
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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