The Return of the Whistler

Mar 18, 1948

1h 2m

★ 5.9

Overview

When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Larry Darmour Productions

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Theodore Anthony 'Ted' Nichols

Michael Duane

Alice Dupres Barkley

Lenore Aubert

Gaylord Traynor

Richard Lane

Charlie Barkley

James Cardwell

Mrs. Barkley

Ann Shoemaker

Mrs. Hulskamp

Sarah Padden

Traynor's Secretary

Abigail Adams

Sybil

Ann Doran

The Whistler (voice)

Otto Forrest

Sam the Caretaker

Eddy Waller

Jeff Anderson

Olin Howland

Dr. Grantland

Wilton Graff

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