Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueTruck owner Steve Reynolds gets caught up in a rivalry feud and is framed for a cop's murder after his truck is stolen. With a diamond-studded glove as the only clue, he evades the law while... Tout lireTruck owner Steve Reynolds gets caught up in a rivalry feud and is framed for a cop's murder after his truck is stolen. With a diamond-studded glove as the only clue, he evades the law while pursuing the real culprit to clear his name.Truck owner Steve Reynolds gets caught up in a rivalry feud and is framed for a cop's murder after his truck is stolen. With a diamond-studded glove as the only clue, he evades the law while pursuing the real culprit to clear his name.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Police Detective
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- Waiter
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- Jimmy
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- Stack
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- Policeman
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- Truck Driver
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- The Whistler
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- Judge Collins
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With only a glove, with diamonds stuck in the thumb, as a clue, and while evading the police and other characters after him and the diamonds, Reynolds, with the help of his fiancée and her son, finally runs down the guilty party and clears himself.
Richard Dix stars in this seventh instalment of the Whistler series and, sadly, it's his final film. Always a likeable presence, Dix does a great job as always and bolsters this standard thriller somewhat. Not the best Whistler, but enjoyable enough, if a little convoluted.
Honest and dependable truck firm owner Dix suddenly finds himself guilty of causing damage through driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, but of course he's innocent. This being the Whistler means it goes from bad to worse, and wanted murderer Dix really has his back up against the wall for most of the picture trying to find the real culprits. If you're familiar with the tenor of the previous entries you can probably see the big twist a-coming, but the beautiful little twist just after will get you! Favourite bits: the atmospheric shots outside Eileen's café; the denouement inside and outside Mabel's apartment, unfortunately leading to a bit of a trite end.
It wasn't quite the end of the dimly-lit road though there was one more film to come (sans Dix) which wasn't too bad but the Canon is the 7 with him. All well worth watching if you prefer a simpler more complex world, when a b&w mystery film was just that and not a sex, violence, cgi cartoon riddled gimmick and hype fuelled socially inclusive seedy work of Art like nowadays.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesFinal film of Richard Dix. who suffered a heart attack during filming. He died in 1949.
- Citations
Charlie Cook: I remember now--I was in the alley waiting for you when I got crowned.
Steve Reynolds: The four-fingered guy must have got wise to ya.
Charlie Cook: Maybe, or it could be too that Jerry caught me snooping around.
Steve Reynolds: It wasn't Jerry, guarantee ya. Jerry's dead. Safe's been robbed.
- ConnexionsFollowed by The Return of the Whistler (1948)
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- The 13th Hour
- Lieux de tournage
- Société de production
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- Durée
- 1h 5min(65 min)
- Couleur
- Rapport de forme
- 1.37 : 1