Whispering Smith Speaks
SOMETHING NEW IN EXCITEMENT!
1935 · 1h 5m · APPROVED
Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Directed by
David Howard
Overview
O'Brien is "Whispering" Smith, so named because he speaks softly but knows how to fend for himself. The son of a railroad president, Smith is determined to learn the business from the ground up, so he gets a job as a track walker for his dad's rail line. While going about his duties, he meets Nan Roberts (Irene Ware), who is about to sell her Colorado ranch. Smith finds out that there are valuable tungsten deposits on her land and makes certain she won't be cheated by the villains
Director and cast
- David Howard Director
- George O'Brien as Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith
- Irene Ware as Nan Roberts
- Kenneth Thomson as J. Wesley Hunt
- Maude Allen as Mrs. Roberts
- Spencer Charters as Cal Stone
- Victor Potel as Bill Prouty
- Edward Keane as Rebstock
- Frank Sheridan as Gordon Harrington, Sr.
- William V. Mong as Blake
- Maurice Cass as C. Luddington Colfax
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