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I'm a fan of the Whistler series (though I've only seen a couple so far) -- they're low-budget thrillers, most starring Richard Dix, that exhibit a certain flair despite their budgetary limitations. They were based on a popular radio program.
Dix plays a different character in each one -- he doesn't portray the title character, who is a sort of omnipresent observer who doesn't generally play an active role in the events portrayed, and the movies are basically stand-alones -- and several of the pictures were directed by William Castle, back when he was just a working director, little known by the general public.
Anyway, TCM is showing six of the eight pictures tomorrow (Monday) morning, and I recommend you crank up the ol' DVR:
6:00 a.m. -- THE WHISTLER (1944)
A grieving widower hires an assassin to kill him only to have his late wife turn up alive. Cast: Richard Dix, J. Carrol Naish, Gloria Stuart. Dir: William Castle. 60 mins
7:15 a.m. -- THE POWER OF THE WHISTLER (1945)
A young woman seeks an amnesiac's true identity in the clues in his pockets. Cast: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell. Dir: Lew Landers. 66 mins
8:30 a.m. -- THE VOICE OF THE WHISTLER (1945)
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure. Cast: Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, Rhys Williams. Dir: William Castle. 60 mins
9:45 a.m. -- THE MYSTERIOUS INTRUDER (1946)
A detective discovers the woman he's been hired to track down is the key to an unusual inheritance. Cast: Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina Vale. Dir: William Castle. 62 mins
11:00 a.m. -- THE SECRET OF THE WHISTLER (1946)
An artist plots murder when his rich wife when she catches him in an affair with one of his models. Cast: Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks, Michael Duane. Dir: George Sherman. 64 mins
12:15 PM -- THE RETURN OF THE WHISTLER (1948)
When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down. Cast: Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, Richard Lane. Dir: D. Ross Lederman. 63 mins
Dix plays a different character in each one -- he doesn't portray the title character, who is a sort of omnipresent observer who doesn't generally play an active role in the events portrayed, and the movies are basically stand-alones -- and several of the pictures were directed by William Castle, back when he was just a working director, little known by the general public.
Anyway, TCM is showing six of the eight pictures tomorrow (Monday) morning, and I recommend you crank up the ol' DVR:
6:00 a.m. -- THE WHISTLER (1944)
A grieving widower hires an assassin to kill him only to have his late wife turn up alive. Cast: Richard Dix, J. Carrol Naish, Gloria Stuart. Dir: William Castle. 60 mins
7:15 a.m. -- THE POWER OF THE WHISTLER (1945)
A young woman seeks an amnesiac's true identity in the clues in his pockets. Cast: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell. Dir: Lew Landers. 66 mins
8:30 a.m. -- THE VOICE OF THE WHISTLER (1945)
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure. Cast: Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, Rhys Williams. Dir: William Castle. 60 mins
9:45 a.m. -- THE MYSTERIOUS INTRUDER (1946)
A detective discovers the woman he's been hired to track down is the key to an unusual inheritance. Cast: Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Nina Vale. Dir: William Castle. 62 mins
11:00 a.m. -- THE SECRET OF THE WHISTLER (1946)
An artist plots murder when his rich wife when she catches him in an affair with one of his models. Cast: Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks, Michael Duane. Dir: George Sherman. 64 mins
12:15 PM -- THE RETURN OF THE WHISTLER (1948)
When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down. Cast: Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, Richard Lane. Dir: D. Ross Lederman. 63 mins
