Legendary film director Robert Wise called the Whistler features,
"examples of budget filmmaking at its very best." Noted B movie
historian Don Miller cited them as, "the best B pics of the period
from Columbia." Famed film critic/historian Leonard Maltin referred
to the series as "one of the most unusual- and one of the best
mystery series of the 30's and 40's. . ." Based on J. Donald
Wilson's hit radio suspense program featuring ironic tales of
terror spun by a mysterious host, The Whistler film series
consisted of eight motion pictures produced by Columbia Pictures
between 1944 and 1948 starring legendary, Academy Award-nominated
actor, Richard Dix. Although manufactured quickly and cheaply to
fill the bottom half of a mandatory double bill, The Whistler films
were suspenseful and well made, engendering wide popularity and
surprising critical acclaim. Today historians and movie aficionados
frequently cite them for their innovation and style-and as early
examples of film noir. This is the story of the making of this
landmark Columbia series, and the many extraordinary individuals
who pooled their singular talents to make eight low budget movies
into film classics. Included are rare profiles of 50 Whistler
filmmakers: actors, directors, writers, and technicians.
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