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Whispering Smith (1948)

Whispering Smith poster
Directed by
Leslie Fenton
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A railroad detective hunts down a gang of train robbers. He uses his skills to bring them to justice.

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What happens

Whispering Smith is a 1948 American Western film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Alan Ladd as a railroad detective assigned to stop a gang of train robbers. The supporting cast includes Robert Preston, Brenda Marshall and Donald Crisp. The picture is based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman and a previous 1926 film adaptation starring H.B. Warner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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