Does The Whistler end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Whistler easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Whistler scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Whistler violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Whistler

Name: The Whistler
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1944
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish, Alan Dinehart, Trevor Bardette

Radio's Master of Mystery... Now on the Screen!

Directed by William Castle

Produced by Larry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures

194460 min6.0 / 10

A taut noir thriller about a man trapped by his own guilt and a contract he cannot revoke, hunted by an unstoppable assassin.

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.

Clusters

Paranoia and Procedure Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Television Industry Movies Film Genres and Movements

Genres

Thriller Mystery

Keywords

Film Noir B Movie Radio Series

Questions people ask

Does The Whistler end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Whistler easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Whistler scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Whistler sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Whistler violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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