The Power of the Whistler (1945): Cast
The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 mystery crime film directed by Lew Landers, starring Jack Gordon as Taxi Driver, Tala Birell and Frank Hagney. It runs 1 hour 6 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 6m (66 min)
- Director
- Lew Landers
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Larry Darmour Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Power of the Whistler About?
The premise of The Power of the Whistler without spoilers.
The enigmatic radio host known as the Whistler draws listeners into a tense, supernatural game. In a dim bar, a determined woman draws cards that foretell a stranger’s death within 24 hours. As the clock ticks, she searches his pockets, using the objects she finds to coax fragmented memories and uncover his true identity before fate strikes.
The Power of the Whistler Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- based on radio show
- woman
- death
- stranger
- fortune telling
- railroad schedule
- death of pet bird
- motorcycle cop
- ice cream cone
- kitten
- head injury
- bird in a cage
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- book store
- stabbed with a pitchfork
- elite bakery
- driving at night in the rain
- telephone out of order
- voice over narration
- poison
- metropolitan bank
- startled
- greenwich village manhattan new york city
- running for one's life
- dizzy
- passenger train
- psychopath
- the salt shaker cafe
- dressing room
- reference to noel j. hendricks
- pet cat killed
- woodville new jersey
- cut rate drugs store
- saying grace
- hudson mental institution
- city park
- dead squirrel
- squirrel
- hit by a car
- eggs sunny side up
- hiding in a hay loft
- escaped psychiatric patient
- weehawken new jersey
- distant thunder
- construction site
- hosted film
- fountain cafe rockerfeller center
- switchblade
- birthday cake
- skeleton key
- amnesia
The Power of the Whistler Cast & Characters
Jack Gordon leads the cast as Taxi Driver, with Tala Birell as Constantina Ivaneska and Frank Hagney as Man Delivering Cake. Directed by Lew Landers; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lew Landers
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Jack Gordon as Taxi Driver -
Tala Birell as Constantina Ivaneska - Frank Hagney as Man Delivering Cake
- Ernie Adams as Bit Part
Also Starring in The Power of the Whistler
· 23 more- I. Stanford Jolley Motorist
- Murray Alper Joe Blainey, Elite Bakery Truck Driver
- Kenneth MacDonald John Crawford
- Forrest Taylor Stage Door Guard
- Cy Kendall Druggist
- Eddie Parker Motorcycle Patrolman
- Robert B. Williams Highway Patrolman
- John Tyrrell Clerk
- John Abbott Kaspar Andropolous
- Stanley Price Richards, the Printer
- Paul Power Restaurant Patron
- Richard Dix William Everest
- Sol Murgi Restaurant Patron
- Crane Whitley Police Captain
- Frank J. Scannell Highway Patrolman
- Jeff Donnell Frances 'Francie' Lane
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- Margia Dean Bit Part
- Janis Carter Jean Lang
- Jack George Locksmith
- Edythe Elliott Mrs. Crawford
- Nina Mae McKinney Flotilda
- Loren Tindall Charlie Kent
- Otto Forrest The Whistler
More from Lew Landers
More films directed by Lew Landers: Terrified, Hot Rod Gang, The Cruel Tower and Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl.
The Power of the Whistler Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “L'asso di picche” and “Alma Satânica”.
- Also known as
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- L'asso di picche
- Alma Satânica
- Die Macht des Whistler
- 吹哨人
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The Power of the Whistler FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Power of the Whistler, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Power of the Whistler?
The Power of the Whistler runs 1 hour 6 minutes (66 minutes).
When was The Power of the Whistler released?
The Power of the Whistler was released on April 19, 1945.
Who directed The Power of the Whistler?
The Power of the Whistler was directed by Lew Landers.
More films by Lew Landers Who is in the cast of The Power of the Whistler?
The Power of the Whistler stars Jack Gordon as Taxi Driver, Tala Birell as Constantina Ivaneska and Frank Hagney as Man Delivering Cake, among 27 credited actors.
Does The Power of the Whistler have a post-credit scene?
No. The Power of the Whistler has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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