The power of the Whistler (1945), Voice of the Whistler (1945) - The Whistler movie collection - little known B-film film noir collection

Rating 6.3/10 + 6.3/10
Runtime: 126 min (66/60)
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Lew Landers/William Castle
IMDb Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037997/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038230/

Cast

Richard Dix ... William Everest (The power of the Whistler)/John Sinclair (Voice of the Whistler)
Janis Carter ... Jean Lang (The power of the Whistler)
Jeff Donnell ... Francie (The power of the Whistler)
Loren Tindall ... Charlie Kent (The power of the Whistler)
Tala Birell ... Constantina Ivaneska (The power of the Whistler)
John Abbott ... Kasper Andropolos, Bookshop owner (The power of the Whistler)
Lynn Merrick ... Joan Martin Sinclair (Voice of the Whistler)
Rhys Williams ... Ernie Sparrow (Voice of the Whistler)
James Cardwell ... Fred Graham (Voice of the Whistler)
Tom Kennedy ... Ferdinand, Hammerlock (Voice of the Whistler)

Description: The power of the Whistler (1945) - 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.

Voice of the Whistler (1945) - Wealthy man, John Sinclair, with no health or friends is advised by his doctor to take a long vacation. Heading for the Great Lakes, he becomes ill in the cab operated by Ernie Sparrow and is taken to a clinic where he meets nurse Joan Martin, who is engaged to intern Fred Graham. Doctors now tell him he has only a few months to live and advise him to go to Maine (where, evidently, it will seem longer.) He asks Joan to marry him, promising to leave her his fortune. She, no dummy, accepts but hard-loser Fred doesn't like it even though she says she is doing it for him. After six months of living in a lighthouse with only Joan and Sparrow, whom he has hired as his aide, Sinclaie seemingly regains his health and has really fallen in love with Joan. She tells him she can no longer tolerate the loneliness just as Fred arrives for a visit, and John invites him to stay. Deadly game ensues...


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Video and audio information:

Video : 1.44 GB, 3105 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 768x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 117/91 MB (main/commentary), 245/192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AC3, CBR/CBR

Video : 1.39 GB, 3320 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 768x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 104/82 MB (main/commentary), 242/192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AC3, CBR/CBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in both movies, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired), Spanish, Greek (for Voice of the Whistler only)) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

Both movies contain two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film historians: Jason A. Ney (The power of the Whistler) and Lee Gambin (Voice of the Whistler). You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

The Whistler (1944), The mark of the Whistler (1944) - The Whistler movie collection - little known B-film film noir collection

Rating 6.3/10 + 6.5/10
Runtime: 122 min (60/62)
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: William Castle
IMDb Link:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037461/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037049/

Cast

Richard Dix ... Earl C. Conrad (The Whistler)/Lee Selfridge Nugent (The mark of the Whistler)
Gloria Stuart ... Alice Walker (The Whistler)
J. Carrol Naish ... The Killer (The Whistler)
Alan Dinehart ... Gorman (The Whistler)
Janis Carter ... Patricia Henley (The mark of the Whistler)
Porter Hall ... Joe Sorsby (The mark of the Whistler)
Paul Guilfoyle ... 'Limpy' Smith (The mark of the Whistler)
John Calvert ... Eddie Donnelly (The mark of the Whistler)
Matt Willis ... Perry Donnelly (The mark of the Whistler)

Description: The Whistler is an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955, on the west-coast regional CBS radio network. The show was also broadcast in Chicago and over Armed Forces Radio. On the west coast, it was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company: "That whistle is your signal for the Signal Oil program, The Whistler." There were also two short-lived attempts to form east-coast broadcast spurs: July 3 to September 25, 1946, sponsored by the Campbell Soup Company; and March 26, 1947, to September 29, 1948, sponsored by Household Finance.

Each episode of The Whistler began with the sound of footsteps and a person whistling. The haunting signature theme tune was composed by Wilbur Hatch and featured Dorothy Roberts whistling with an orchestra. A character known only as the Whistler was the host and narrator of the tales, which focused on crime and fate. He often commented directly upon the action in the manner of a Greek chorus, taunting the characters, guilty or innocent, from an omniscient perspective. The stories followed a formula in which a person's criminal acts were typically revealed either by an overlooked but important detail or by the criminal's own stupidity. An ironic ending, often grim, was a key feature of each episode. But on rare occasions, such as "Christmas Bonus" broadcast on Christmas Day 1944, the plot's twist of fate caused the story to end happily for the protagonist.

The program was adapted into a film noir series of eight films by Columbia Pictures, between 1944 and 1948. The "Voice of the Whistler" was provided by an uncredited Otto Forrest. In the first seven films, veteran actor Richard Dix played the main character in the story – a different character in each film, ranging from mild-mannered sympathetic heroes to flawed and forceful villians. In the eighth film, made after Dix's retirement, Michael Duane played the main character. The opening to each movie - "I...am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes... I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak!"

The Whistler (1944) - A man, despondent over the death of his wife, wants to commit suicide but can't bring himself to do it. He hires a man to hire a professional killer to do the job. However, he soon finds out that his wife isn't really dead - but the man he paid to hire the hitman is, and he has no idea who the man hired or how to get him to call off the hit.

The mark of the Whistler (1944) - A drifter claims the money in an old bank account by impersonating someone else with the same name. Soon he finds himself the target of a man who turns out to be the son of the old partner of the impersonated man's father, who caused his partner to do time in prison.


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Video and audio information:

Video : 1.44 GB, 3418 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 766x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 106/83 MB (main/commentary), 246/192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1/2 channel(s), 0x55 = AAC/AC3, CBR/VBR

Video : 1.13 GB, 2634 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 768x576 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 164
Audio : 108 MB, 245 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 1 channel, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (English (including hearing impaired) closed captions embedded in a movie, to play them choose Subtitle=>Sub Track in VLC Player and separate English (including hearing impaired) and Greek) posters and screenshots included


Dual audio track information

The Whistler contains two audio tracks, one is original English, and the other is commentary by film historian Josh Nelson. You can use VLC Player to easily choose between any of audio tracks (Audio => Audio track and switch to main audio track on Track 1, additional track on Track 2)

Framed (1947) - little known film noir from director Richard Wallace, starring Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan and Edgar Buchanan

Rating 7.0/10
Runtime: 82 min
Language: English
Country: USA
Directed by: Richard Wallace
IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039396/

Cast

Glenn Ford ... Mike Lambert
Janis Carter ... Paula Craig
Barry Sullivan ... Steve Price
Edgar Buchanan ... Jeff Cunningham
Karen Morley ... Beth
Jim Bannon ... Jack Woodworth

Description: Mike Lambert, unemployed mining engineer, arrives in a small town with a bang when the brakes fail on the truck he's driving. After meeting seductive Paula at the La Paloma Cafe, he finds himself in trouble with the law. On the basis of a few burning glances, Paula pays his fine and finds him a room, but her motives are not what they seem. Mike lucks into a job with miner Jeff Cunningham, but against his will he's drawn ever deeper into Paula's schemes...

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Video and audio information:

Video : 1.29 GB, 2237 Kbps, 23.976 fps, 718x478 ~> 718x538 (4:3), V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC x264 core 130
Audio : 113 MB, 192 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = AAC, CBR


Subtitles (separate English, Spanish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Greek) posters and screenshots included