The Return of the Whistler (1948)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

D. Ross Lederman

Writers:

Edward Bock (writer)
Maurice Tombragel (writer)

Release Date:

18 March 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery

Plot:

On the eve of his marriage, a young man's fiance disappears. He hires a private detective to help him track her down...

Plot Keywords:

Sanitarium | War Widow | Title Character Actor Not Credited | B Movie | Sudden Romance

Cast

Michael Duane	...	Theodore Anthony 'Ted' Nichols
Lenore Aubert	...	Alice Dupres Barkley
Richard Lane	...	Gaylord Traynor
James Cardwell	...	Barkley
Ann Shoemaker	...	Mrs. Barkley
Sarah Padden	...	Mrs. Hulskamp

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #12751)

Company:

Larry Darmour Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows The Thirteenth Hour (1947)

No Richard Dix in this Whistler

Richard Dix decided to retire and so Michael Duane took his place playing the role as Ted Nichols who meets up with a young French girl named Alice Dupres Barkley, (Lenore Aubert). This couple only knew each other for two days and they decided to get married by a Justice of the Peace (Judge) and it is pouring rain when they pull up to the Judge's home and find out he is not home and will not return until the next day. As the couple are inside the house you see some one lift up the hood of their car and takes an automobile part from the engine. Once you see this event happening you realize this couple is in for a big surprise and the story beings to reveal a very mysterious event which surrounds Alice Barkley and so poor Ted Nichols starts out with plenty of trouble and no marriage. Good mystery, but I missed Richard Dix. Enjoy.