The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, seven starring Dix.
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| Directed by | Lew Landers |
| Screenplay by | Aubrey Wisberg |
| Based on | The Whistler 1942-55 radio series by J. Donald Wilson |
| Produced by | Leonard S. Picker |
| Starring | Richard Dix Janis Carter |
| Narrated by | Otto Forrest |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Reg Browne |
Production company | Larry Darmour Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editDix plays an amnesiac who learns about his name and past through the help of amateur fortune teller Jean Lang (Janis Carter).
The fortune teller sees the mysterious-looking man when she is in a restaurant with her sister and the sister's boyfriend. Without meeting him, she predicts that he will be near death twice in the coming day. Outside the restaurant, she saves him from being struck by a car. It is then that he realizes he has no memory of his past.
Charmed by his pleasant, cultured manner, she resolves to help him uncover the mystery of his life. She continues to do so, even as she encounters signs that they may find something scary.
Cast
edit- Richard Dix as William Everest
- Janis Carter as Jean Lang
- Jeff Donnell as Frances
- Loren Tindall as Charlie Kent
- Tala Birell as Constantina Ivaneska
- John Abbott as Kaspar Andropolous
Reception
editCritic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Third Whistler entry is a little padded but still genuinely eerie."[1]
References
edit- ^ Maltin, Leonard. Film review at Turner Classic Movies. Accessed: July 15, 2013.