Whispering Smith
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| Directed by | Leslie Fenton |
| Written by | Frank Butler Karl Kamb Frank H. Spearman (novel) |
| Starring | Alan Ladd Robert Preston Brenda Marshall |
| Release date(s) | December 9, 1948 |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Whispering Smith is a 1948 western film starring Alan Ladd as a railroad detective assigned to stop a gang of train robbers.
It is based on a novel by Frank H. Spearman and a previous 1926 film adaptation starring H.B. Warner in the title role, with Lillian Rich, Lilyan Tashman, John Bowers, and Eugene Pallette as supporting cast.
In 1961, Whispering Smith became a 20-episode NBC series of the same name, with Audie Murphy, a film star and World War II hero, in the title role.
[edit] Cast
- Alan Ladd as Luke 'Whispering' Smith
- Robert Preston as Murray Sinclair
- Brenda Marshall as Marian Sinclair
- Donald Crisp as Barney Rebstock
- William Demarest as Bill Dansing
- Fay Holden as Emmy Dansing
- Murvyn Vye as Blake Barton
- Frank Faylen as Whitey Du Sang
- John Eldredge as George McCloud
- Ward Wood as Leroy Barton
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Bill Baggs
- Will Wright as Sheriff McSwiggin
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