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The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

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The Power of the Whistler

"Radio’s mystery man will hold you spellbound!"

1945

1h 6m

5.9(19 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Richard Dix

Richard Dix

William Everest

Janis Carter

Janis Carter

Jean Lang

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Frances 'Francie' Lane

Loren Tindall

Loren Tindall

Charlie Kent

Tala Birell

Tala Birell

Constantina Ivaneska

John Abbott

John Abbott

Kaspar Andropolous

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Joe Blainey, Elite Bakery Truck Driver

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

Flotilda

Edythe Elliott

Mrs. Crawford

Otto Forrest

The Whistler

Creative team

Directed by: Lew Landers
Written by: Aubrey Wisberg
Produced by: Leonard S. Picker

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