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Whistle Stop

  • 19461946
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.2K
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Ava Gardner and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
    • Léonide Moguy
    • Maritta M. Wolff(novel)
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Raft
    • Ava Gardner
    • Victor McLaglen
    • Léonide Moguy
    • Maritta M. Wolff(novel)
    • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • George Raft
    • Ava Gardner
    • Victor McLaglen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner, Tom Conway, Victor McLaglen, and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner in Whistle Stop (1946)
    George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, and George Raft in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner in Whistle Stop (1946)
    Ava Gardner in Whistle Stop (1946)

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    George Raft
    George Raft
    • Kenny Veech
    Ava Gardner
    Ava Gardner
    • Mary
    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Gitlo
    Tom Conway
    Tom Conway
    • Lew Lentz
    Jorja Curtright
    Jorja Curtright
    • Fran
    Jane Nigh
    Jane Nigh
    • Josie Veech
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Molly Veech
    Charles Drake
    Charles Drake
    • Ernie
    Charles Judels
    Charles Judels
    • Sam Veech
    Carmel Myers
    Carmel Myers
    • Estelle
    Jimmy Conlin
    Jimmy Conlin
    • Al - the Barber
    Jimmy Ames
    • Mr. Barker
    Mack Gray
    Mack Gray
    • Bartender
    Ewing Miles Brown
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack George
    • Joe - Barber Shop Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Homans
    Robert Homans
    • Sheriff
    • (uncredited)
    Broderick O'Farrell
    Broderick O'Farrell
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Jeffrey Sayre
    Jeffrey Sayre
    • Fran's Dance Partner
    • (uncredited)
      • Léonide Moguy
      • Maritta M. Wolff(novel)
      • Philip Yordan(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Mack Gray, who plays the replacement bartender, was an old friend of George Raft and his film career consisted mostly of cameos in Raft films.
    • Quotes

      Mary: Don't let the coat fool you, Molly. A mink can cover a lot of things.

    • Connections
      Edited into Mobster Theater: Whistle Stop (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Once Again
      (uncredited)

    User reviews40

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    6/10
    Fun to see a movie of this period with stars in the early years of their careers.
    I wanted to see this movie because I had read the novel "Whistle Stop" which was written by Maritta Wolff when she was a college student and was recently republished. The novel gave a great presentation of the Post Depression era and Wolff's beautifully descriptive writing won her a prestigious award. The scriptwriter changed the story significantly. While one part would probably have been too sensitive for the time, I think today's movie writers would portray more of Wolff's imagery of life on both "sides of the tracks". I doubt if an author today would allow his or her book to be an inspiration to a screenwriter who would use some characters and some dialogue yet change the story so dramatically. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the movie AFTER reading the book as it was fascinating to see the similarities and the differences. I'd recommend reading the book and then enjoying the mid-1940's black & white film with the gorgeous Ava Gardner and a young Victor McLaghlin. This certainly isn't the best of '40's crime drama but it was fun to see. If you've already seen the movie, read the book!!
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    • Jun 15, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1946 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • San Fernando, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Nero Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
      • Black and White

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