The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lew Landers
Screenplay by	Aubrey Wisberg
Based on	The Whistler 1942-55 radio series by J. Donald Wilson
Produced by	Leonard S. Picker
Starring	Richard Dix Janis Carter
Narrated by	Otto Forrest
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	Reg Browne
Production company	Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 19, 1945 (1945-04-19) (United States)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 film noir thriller film based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by Lew Landers, the production features Richard Dix. It is the third of Columbia Pictures' eight "Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, seven starring Dix.

Plot

Dix plays an amnesiac who learns about his name and past through the help of amateur fortune teller Jean Lang (Janis Carter).

The fortune teller sees the mysterious-looking man when she is in a restaurant with her sister and the sister's boyfriend. Without meeting him, she predicts that he will be near death twice in the coming day. Outside the restaurant, she saves him from being struck by a car. It is then that he realizes he has no memory of his past.

Charmed by his pleasant, cultured manner, she resolves to help him uncover the mystery of his life. She continues to do so, even as she encounters signs that they may find something scary.

Cast

• Richard Dix as William Everest
• Janis Carter as Jean Lang
• Jeff Donnell as Frances
• Loren Tindall as Charlie Kent
• Tala Birell as Constantina Ivaneska
• John Abbott as Kaspar Andropolous

Reception

Critic Leonard Maltin said of the film, "Third Whistler entry is a little padded but still genuinely eerie."

External links

• The Power of the Whistler at IMDb
• The Power of the Whistler at AllMovie
• The Power of the Whistler at the TCM Movie Database
• The Power of the Whistler at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Power of the Whistler complete film on YouTube