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The Whistler (1944)

The Whistler poster
Directed by
William Castle
Genre
film noir, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man hires a killer to end his life but then has a change of heart. He must race against time to call off the murder before it is too late.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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