Whispering Smith Speaks

May 15, 1935

1h 5m

★ 0.0

SOMETHING NEW IN EXCITEMENT!

Overview

O'Brien is "Whispering" Smith, so named because he speaks softly but knows how to fend for himself. The son of a railroad president, Smith is determined to learn the business from the ground up, so he gets a job as a track walker for his dad's rail line. While going about his duties, he meets Nan Roberts (Irene Ware), who is about to sell her Colorado ranch. Smith finds out that there are valuable tungsten deposits on her land and makes certain she won't be cheated by the villains

Genres

Action

Adventure

Romance

Western

Production Companies

Sol Lesser Productions

Atherton Productions

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Cast

Gordon Harrington, Jr. aka John 'Whispering' Smith

George O'Brien

Nan Roberts

Irene Ware

J. Wesley Hunt

Kenneth Thomson

Mrs. Roberts

Maude Allen

Cal Stone

Spencer Charters

Bill Prouty

Victor Potel

Rebstock

Edward Keane

Gordon Harrington, Sr.

Frank Sheridan

Blake

William V. Mong

C. Luddington Colfax

Maurice Cass

Harrington Office Worker (uncredited)

Allan Cavan

Secretary (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

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