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Quick Info

Rating

6.1/10

Release1944

Runtime1h 0m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Larry Darmour Productions

Columbia Pictures

Movie

The Whistler

1944

1h 0m

6.1

Thriller

Mystery

Synopsis

A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.

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