The Whistler

1944 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

The Whistler was the first of eight Columbia "B" thrillers based on the popular radio series of the same name. The Whistler, a shadowy (and unbilled) figure, introduced each film as he'd done on radio: "I am the Whistler...and I know many things, for I walk by night." This time the Whistler tells the strange story of a depressed man who 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.

Direction William Castle

Cast Richard Dix · Gloria Stuart · J. Carrol Naish · Alan Dinehart · Joan Woodbury · Trevor Bardette · Clancy Cooper · Kermit Maynard · George Lloyd · Robert Homans · Charles Coleman · William 'Billy' Benedict · Otto Forrest · Pat O'Malley · Byron Foulger