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- The "Voice of the Whistler" was provided by an uncredited Otto Forrest. In the first seven films, veteran actor Richard Dix played the main character in the story – a different character in each film, ranging from mild-mannered sympathetic heroes to flawed and forceful villians.
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The Whistler is a 1944 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart and J. Carrol Naish. Based on the radio drama The Whistler, it was the first of Columbia Pictures ' eight "Whistler" films starring Richard Dix produced in the 1940s. [ 1]
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The Whistler: Directed by William Castle. With Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish, Alan Dinehart. A depressed man hires an assassin to kill him when he least expects it, but when his life takes an upward turn, he finds he now wishes to live.
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- Film-Noir, Mystery
- William Castle
- 1944-03-30
In 1944, he starred in The Whistler, a feature film produced by Columbia Pictures based on the popular radio program. The film adaptation was popular enough to become a series. In these offbeat, crime-related stories, Dix did not play "The Whistler" (who was an unseen narrator representing the central character's conscience). He appeared in a ...
Sep 5, 2012 · Dan Van Neste, author of The Whistler: Stepping Into the Shadows, answers 8 questions about The Whistler film series starring Richard Dix.
In the first seven films, veteran actor Richard Dix played the main character in the story – a different character in each film, ranging from mild-mannered sympathetic heroes to flawed and forceful villians. In the eighth film, made after Dix's retirement, Michael Duane played the main character.
With Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, Rhys Williams, James Cardwell. The 4th film of the Columbia series based on the CBS radio program, "The Whistler", finds wealthy John Sinclair, with no health or friends, being advised by his doctor to take a long vacation.
1943 saw the end of Richard Dix's association with RKO with the release of Val Lewton's now cult film, The Ghost Ship. Dix played the last great role of his career, the maniacal Captain Stone.
