The Power of the Whistler
6.8 /10 1 Votes
Film series The Whistler Film Series Duration Language English | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Thriller Music director Paul Sawtell Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 19, 1945 (1945-04-19) (United States) Based on The Whistler1942-55 radio series by J. Donald Wilson Cast Richard Dix (William Everest), (Jean Lang), (Frances 'Francie' Lane), Loren Tindall (Charlie Kent), (Constantina Ivaneska), (Kaspar Andropolous)Similar movies Impact , Mysterious Intruder , The Whistler , The Bourne Identity , Spider-Man 3 , Tokolosh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix, Janis Carter and Jeff Donnell. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, seven starring Dix.
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Plot
Dix 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.
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Reception
Critic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Third Whistler entry is a little padded but still genuinely eerie."
References
The Power of the Whistler WikipediaThe Power of the Whistler IMDb The Power of the Whistler themoviedb.org