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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]
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
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Jun 28, 2020 · 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.Based on the r...
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When two men, claiming to be police, arrive at the door, Conrad flees out the back and takes refuge in a flophouse. The killer trails him there and rents a bed. In the middle of the night, Conrad is awakened by a bum and warned that the clerk is calling the police about him.
The Whistler (1944) Despondent at the death of his wife, a businessman hires a contract killer to take his life, but then—in an ironic twist which was the hallmark of the haunting Whistler radio series—learns that his wife is alive, and is desperate to undo the deal.
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Story. Eric Taylor. Writer. 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.
