Whistling Hills is a 1951 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Noel Neill.[1]
| Whistling Hills | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Derwin Abrahams |
| Written by | Jack Lewis (story) Fred Myton Lew Hodgson |
| Produced by | Vincent M. Fennelly |
| Starring | Johnny Mack Brown James Ellison Noel Neill |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Sam Fields |
| Music by | Raoul Kraushaar |
Production company | Frontier Pictures |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton: the film was shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch.
Plot
editJohnny Mack Brown rides into town to discover his horse that was stolen from him. Entering the saloon, the thief identifies himself and tries to sell Johnny's horse back to him that earns the thief a beating. Witness Chet Norman explains to Sheriff Dave that Johnny was in the right. Chet wishes to use Johnny's skills to stop a series of stagecoach holdups that is bankrupting Chet, the owner of the state line. Each of the robberies takes place in the Whistling Hills with the survivors of the robbery swearing they heard a whistling signal.
Cast
edit- Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack Brown
- James Ellison as Sheriff Dave Holland
- Noel Neill as Beth Fairchild
- I. Stanford Jolley as Chet Norman
- Marshall Reed as Roger Claine
- Pamela Duncan as Waitress Cora
- Lee Roberts as Henchman Slade
- Pierce Lyden as Horse-Thief Cassidy
- Bud Osborne as Stagecoach-Driver Pete
References
edit- ^ Drew p.179
Bibliography
edit- Bernard A. Drew. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.
External links
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