The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, seven starring Dix.

The Power of the Whistler
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Directed byLew Landers
Screenplay byAubrey Wisberg
Based onThe Whistler
1942-55 radio series
by J. Donald Wilson
Produced byLeonard S. Picker
StarringRichard Dix
Janis Carter
Narrated byOtto Forrest
CinematographyL. William O'Connell
Edited byReg Browne
Production
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Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 19, 1945 (1945-04-19) (United States)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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

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Critic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Third Whistler entry is a little padded but still genuinely eerie."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard. Film review at Turner Classic Movies. Accessed: July 15, 2013.
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