The Whistler
Radio's Master of Mystery... Now on the Screen!
1944 · 1h · Approved
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
William Castle
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The Whistler
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- William Castle Director
- Richard Dix as Earl C. Conrad
- Gloria Stuart as Alice Walker
- J. Carrol Naish as The killer
- Alan Dinehart as Gorman
- Trevor Bardette as The Bum in the Next Bed (Uncredited)
- William Benedict as The Deafmute (Uncredited)
- Charles Coleman as Jennings, Butler (Uncredited)
- Clancy Cooper as Telephone Repairman (Uncredited)
- Don Costello as Lefty Vigran aka Gorss (Uncredited)
- Ralph Dunn Cast
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