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The Whistler
“Radio's Master of Mystery... Now on the Screen!”
6.0 / 10• 1944• 1h 0m•NR• English
ThrillerMystery
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Dix
Earl C. Conrad
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Castle's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Whistler is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
