The Whistler

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

Mar 30 1944 Approved 0h 59m
Action, Crime, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

A man, despondent over the death of his wife, wants to commit suicide but can't bring himself to do it. He hires a man to hire a professional killer to do the job. However, he soon finds out that his wife isn't really dead - but the man he paid to hire the hitman is, and he has no idea who the man hired or how to get him to call off the hit.

Written by

J. Donald Wilson, Eric Taylor

Directed by

William Castle

Cast

Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Larry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,365
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA