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A drifter's (Richard Dix) claim to a dead bank account interests a newswoman (Janis Carter), storekeeper (Porter Hall) and two brothers. Suspenseful film that's derived from the popular Whistler...
- Dennis Schwartz
- Mystery & Thriller
- William Castle
Feb 28, 2020 · The Whistlers. Comedy. 97 minutes ‧ NR ‧ 2020. Simon Abrams. February 28, 2020. 4 min read. The Romanian spy thriller “The Whistlers” isn’t just a genre exercise, but it often feels like one.
The Mark of the Whistler, (aka The Marked Man) is a 1944 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. [1] Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Porter Hall and Janis Carter. [2] It is the second of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, all but the last starring Dix. [3]
The Whistler is a great device; the narration takes us inside the mind of the protagonist in a unique and effective way. Second half is where all the complications arise. Now wealthy and famous, our protagonist is suddenly being chased by mysterious men.
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- Larry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures
- William Castle
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‘THE WHISTLER’ film is about industrialist Earl C. Conrad [Richard Dix] who hires Lefty Vigran [Don Costello] to get a person killed and does not know who will be killing this person and when, only that it will be done in next few days.
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The Mark of the Whistler, again directed by William Castle, is even more like a proto-Twilight Zone episode than The Whistler. The character, the Whistler, is an off-screen narrator, who makes some moral, occasionally devilish, points, while the action happens on screen.
