The Whistler

1944 NR 1h 6.3

A depressed man hires an assassin to kill him when he least expects it, but when his life takes an upward turn, he finds he now wishes to live.

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.

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Info about The Whistler

Studio(s): Larry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures

Originally Released: Mar 30, 1944

Production Country: United States

Genres: Mystery, Film-Noir

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