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The Whistler est un film américain de genre Thriller réalisé par William Castle avec Richard Dix
The Whistler (1944)
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Ajouter à une liste de filmsThe Whistler is a 1944 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart and J. Carrol Naish. It was the first of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films starring Richard Dix produced in the 1940s.
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Industrialist Earl C. Conrad, who failed to rescue his wife at sea and now suffers from grief and guilt, arranges to have a hit man end his life. He does not know how the killing will be done, but knows that it will happen within days.Acteurs
Richard Dix
(Earl C. Conrad)
Gloria Stuart
(Alice Walker)
J. Carrol Naish
(The Killer)
Alan Dinehart, Sr.
(Gorman)
Trevor Bardette
(The Bum in the Next Bed (Uncredited))
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